November 7, 2026 at 5:18 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Trae Young Goes for 23 and 10 in His Atlanta Return, but a 38-Point Second Quarter Sends Hawks Past Wizards

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Young's double-double in his old building wasn't enough. Atlanta outscored Washington 38-27 in the second quarter and beat the Wizards 139-132 for a second time in three days.

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Trae Young came back to Atlanta and finished with 23 points and 10 assists, and the Hawks still sent him home a loser, 139-132, in an NBA Cup game Friday night. Washington led 32-28 after one quarter. Then Atlanta scored 38 in the second, outscored the Wizards by 11 in that frame, and held the lead at every break after it.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 28 points, though he needed 20 shots and went 4-of-12 from three to get there. Luguentz Dort added 25 on 9-of-15 shooting, with five threes in seven tries. Onyeka Okongwu had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Dyson Daniels did his work as a passer: 12 assists, 9 rebounds and 13 points.

Kyshawn George led all scorers with 33 for Washington, hitting five of seven from three across 39 minutes. Tre Johnson gave the Wizards 23 off the bench on 9-of-16 shooting. Young's line made it a double-double, but the team trailed 105-94 going into the fourth. Washington won the last quarter 38-34 and never got the gap into single digits for long enough to matter.

The win came two days after Atlanta beat the same team in Washington, so the Hawks took both ends of the back-to-back. AJ Dybantsa had 11 points and 9 rebounds but shot 3-of-13. Atlanta got through a 1-of-10 night from CJ McCollum, who finished with four points, because Kingston Flemings had 11 points and six assists and Zuby Ejiofor shot 5-of-6 for 10 in 15 minutes.

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