Young scores 45 as Hawks rally past Wembanyama, Sochan to hand Spurs 13th straight loss
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Trae Young was practically unstoppable in the fourth quarter, but his defensive stop made the biggest impact against the San Antonio Spurs.
Young scored a season-high 45 points and drew a charge from Jeremy Sochan with 2.7 seconds left as the Atlanta Hawks handed the Spurs their 13th straight loss with a 137-135 victory on Thursday night.
“Trae taking a charge at the end of the game, it’s a big-time play,” Atlanta coach Quin Snyder said. “Just a hell of a play by Trae. It overshadowed what was a stellar offensive night.”
Sochan matched his career high with 33 points and Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for San Antonio, but it wasn't enough thanks to Young's play against Sochan.
“I knew he was going to try to get to the basket, it was a transition play,” Young said. “I was the only one back. I could only foul him or try to take a charge. So, I just slid over and tried to take a charge. Just one play, that was a big play for us but we all also made a lot of plays.”
The Spurs fell to 3-15 for the first time since Dec. 8, 1996. That poor start led to the dismissal of Bob Hill by then general manager Gregg Popovich, who stepped in to start his current 28-year run as San Antonio’s coach.
Young had 13 points in the fourth quarter, going 3 for 5 from the field and 7 for 8 on free throws to seal the win and snap the Hawks’ two-game skid.
“You get to fourth quarters, the great players take over and that’s been difficult for us,” Popovich said. “Trae had his way.”
Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray had 24 points and five steals in his third game against his former team. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 14 points.
Devin Vassell added 25 points and Keldon Johnson had 22. Sochan was 11 for 13 from the field but couldn’t lead the Spurs to their first win since consecutive victories over Phoenix on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2.
The Spurs dominated early behind Wembanyama, leading by as many as 15 points in the first half. San Antonio made its first six attempts in taking a 16-7 lead four minutes into the game.
Wembanyama was questionable to play with a tightness in his right hip, but the Spurs announced he was available 90 minutes prior to tip-off.
“We’re trying to protect him,” Popovich said. “He may not play tomorrow (at New Orleans). We’ll see how his hip came out of this one.”
There were no signs of soreness as Wembanyama scored eight points in that opening burst. He first bulled past Clint Capela for a layup and a foul and then drained a 3-pointer. Capela blocked Wembanyama’s next attempt to push past him, but the rookie regained possession and made a short jumper off the glass.
“Talented,” Murray said of Wembanyama. “Everything I heard about him was how much he works, gets his rest, he’s not out partying, and he really wants to be great. He’s with a great organization. I think they should be lucky to have somebody like that as well with his character at such a young age and his work ethic.”
Atlanta committed 19 fouls through the first three quarters but only had six in the fourth while limiting San Antonio to seven free throws in the period. The Spurs finished 21 for 23 on free throws.
“It’s a very good offensive team,” Wembanyama said. “There are many things we need to guard. To be honest, we still need to be 100% focused on the scouting report for the whole game. At the end, we suffered from it.”
Murray entered the game averaging 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists against the team that selected him with the 29th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.
Spurs veteran Doug McDermott missed the game due to an undisclosed illness. McDermott will have his jersey retired Saturday by Creighton University. McDermott was a three-time All-American while playing for the Blue Jays from 2010-14.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Clint Capela vs. Victor Wembanyama (Jeremy Sochan gains possession) | |||
11:40 | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 0-3 | |
11:21 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 2-3 | |
11:12 | Malaki Branham turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | |||
11:05 | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:02 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | |||
10:59 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving layup | 2-5 | |
10:51 | Clint Capela shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
10:51 | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-6 | |
10:40 | De'Andre Hunter misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:38 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | |||
10:26 | Trae Young misses three point jump shot | |||
10:22 | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 4-6 | |
10:07 | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point pullup jump shot (Zach Collins assists) | 4-9 | |
9:45 | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
9:45 | Trae Young misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:45 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
9:45 | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-9 | |
9:34 | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Zach Collins assists) | 5-11 | |
9:20 | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving layup (Trae Young assists) | 7-11 | |
9:09 | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point layup (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 7-13 | |
8:57 | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | |||
8:54 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | +3 | Zach Collins makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 7-16 | |
8:36 | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving layup | |||
8:33 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
8:32 | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | |||
8:26 | Clint Capela blocks Victor Wembanyama's two point driving layup | |||
8:25 | Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound | |||
8:24 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point putback layup | 7-18 | |
8:23 | Hawks 60 second timeout | |||
8:07 | +2 | Trae Young makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-18 | |
8:04 | Jeremy Sochan turnover (bad pass) (Trae Young steals) | |||
8:03 | Trae Young misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:01 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | Victor Wembanyama offensive foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | |||
7:56 | Victor Wembanyama turnover (offensive foul) | |||
7:40 | Trae Young misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | |||
7:37 | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point running dunk (Malaki Branham assists) | 9-20 | |
7:18 | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | |||
7:18 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Trae Young defensive rebound | |||
6:57 | Zach Collins shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | |||
6:57 | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-20 | |
6:57 | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-20 | |
6:40 | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 11-22 | |
6:29 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving layup | 13-22 | |
6:21 | De'Andre Hunter personal foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | |||
6:10 | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-24 | |
5:59 | Victor Wembanyama blocks Clint Capela's two point layup | |||
5:56 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | |||
5:48 | Zach Collins misses two point hook shot | |||
5:45 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
5:41 | +3 | Garrison Mathews makes three point jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 16-24 | |
5:24 | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:24 | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | |||
5:14 | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:14 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
5:00 | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Garrison Mathews steals) | |||
4:53 | De'Andre Hunter misses two point driving layup | |||
4:51 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | |||
4:51 | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point tip layup | 18-24 | |
4:51 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
4:36 | Zach Collins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
4:24 | Onyeka Okongwu offensive foul (Charge) (Cedi Osman draws the foul) | |||
4:24 | Onyeka Okongwu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:10 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-26 | |
3:47 | Charles Bassey blocks De'Andre Hunter's two point driving layup | |||
3:45 | Tre Jones defensive rebound | |||
3:39 | Dejounte Murray personal foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | |||
3:32 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 18-29 | |
3:06 | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | |||
3:02 | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | |||
3:02 | Charles Bassey shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | |||
3:02 | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-29 | |
3:02 | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-29 | |
2:46 | Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Saddiq Bey steals) | |||
2:34 | Charles Bassey personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
2:25 | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
2:21 | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | |||
2:14 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 20-32 | |
2:01 | Charles Bassey blocks Bogdan Bogdanovic's two point cutting layup | |||
1:59 | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Cedi Osman misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:43 | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | |||
1:41 | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 20-35 | |
1:40 | Hawks 60 second timeout | |||
1:26 | +3 | Onyeka Okongwu makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 23-35 | |
1:12 | Tre Jones misses two point driving layup | |||
1:12 | Hawks defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving layup | 25-35 | |
0:45 | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | |||
0:43 | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | |||
0:38 | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
0:38 | Spurs defensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Tre Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:25 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
0:07 | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:05 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Charles Bassey personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
0:01 | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-35 | |
0:01 | Trae Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:01 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point cutting dunk | 28-35 | |
11:27 | Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (Saddiq Bey steals) | |||
11:17 | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point driving layup | 30-35 | |
11:07 | Cedi Osman turnover (bad pass) (Trae Young steals) | |||
11:02 | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | |||
11:00 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | Cedi Osman misses two point reverse layup | |||
10:54 | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | |||
10:52 | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:48 | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | |||
10:30 | Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot | |||
10:27 | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | |||
10:26 | Saddiq Bey personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
10:18 | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 30-38 | |
10:06 | Victor Wembanyama blocks Trae Young's two point driving layup | |||
10:04 | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | |||
9:59 | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving dunk (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 30-40 | |
9:47 | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 33-40 | |
9:24 | Clint Capela shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | |||
9:24 | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-41 | |
9:24 | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-42 | |
9:12 | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving finger roll layup | 35-42 | |
9:02 | Onyeka Okongwu personal foul (Cedi Osman draws the foul) | |||
8:56 | Malaki Branham turnover (bad pass) (De'Andre Hunter steals) | |||
8:45 | De'Andre Hunter offensive foul (Charge) (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | |||
8:45 | De'Andre Hunter turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:45 | Hawks 60 second timeout | |||
8:35 | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | |||
8:32 | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | |||
8:32 | Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul) | |||
8:32 | +1 | Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-43 | |
8:32 | +1 | Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-44 | |
8:18 | Cedi Osman shooting foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | |||
8:18 | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-44 | |
8:18 | +1 | De'Andre Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-44 | |
8:06 | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | |||
8:02 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
7:42 | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point jump shot (Wesley Matthews assists) | 40-44 | |
7:41 | Spurs 60 second timeout | |||
7:27 | Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot | |||
7:24 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
7:12 | +3 | Wesley Matthews makes three point pullup jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 43-44 | |
6:51 | Jeremy Sochan misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:49 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | |||
6:39 | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 45-44 | |
6:32 | +2 |