Trae Young caps off 20-20 game with game-winning shot to defeat Jazz, 124-121

The franchise player does franchise player things.

The Atlanta Hawks were in Utah on Tuesday evening to face the Jazz. Coming into the game losing their last three, the Hawks were hoping to get back on track during their west coast road trip and finish strong.

The Jazz came into the game winning their last two, but they were also without a few of their key players.

Zaccharie Risacher started the party off for the Hawks with this shot in the corner. A few minutes later, Risacher got a fastbreak dunk with a pass from Dyson Daniels.

The Hawks were clicking in the quarter and had as much as a 15-point lead, but it didn’t last for long. The Jazz started knocking down an array of threes, with three of them coming from Patty Mills. Going into the second quarter, the Hawks led 36-32.

It was another nice quarter from Risacher, as he was able to get to the rim on several occasions and also knock down a three.

The Hawks’ second unit made plays on both sides of the ball, and they extended their lead back to double digits. Vit Krejci got the start tonight with Jalen Johnson out, and he stayed aggressive in the first half with 10 points, which included this three-pointer.

After going scoreless in the first quarter, Trae Young saw some shots go down to help the Hawks extend their lead.

Instead of scoring, Young was getting his teammates involved as he had nine assists in the first half — which included this nice pass to Clint Capela.

Similar to the first quarter, the Hawks let the Jazz cut into their lead down the stretch, and they went into halftime only up 65-62. Both teams went back and forth in the third quarter, but the Hawks led the way for the most part.

Young and Capela continued their strong connection in the third quarter for some more easy points.

De’Andre Hunter knocked down this three coming out of the timeout.

The Jazz kept it close and even got the lead at one point, but the Hawks were able to go into the fourth leading 93-89. Garrison Mathews did what he does best in the quarter, knocking down a three-pointer to give the Hawks a lead back.

Risacher continued his solid game, knocking down another three.

The Jazz made a run down the stretch and ended up getting a two-point lead with three minutes left in the game. After a timeout, Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a three to give the Hawks the lead back.

Hunter then hit a big three to give the Hawks a three-point lead later in the quarter.

With 20.1 seconds left, the Hawks had a 119-118 lead, and Young knocked down two free throws to give them a three-point lead with 8.8 seconds left. On the Jazz’s next possession, Daniels almost had the steal, but the ball ended up in Colin Sexton’s hand, and he hit a three to tie the game with 2.9 seconds left.

In epic fashion, Young got the ball off the inbound and launched a half-court buzzer-beater that went in to gave the Hawks the win.

Young finished with 24 points and 20 assists, Capela finished with 18 points, Daniels finished with 16 points, six rebounds, and seven assists, and Hunter finished with 17 points.

The Hawks will be in Phoenix to take on the Suns on Thursday night.