Trae Young sinks halfcourt shot at buzzer to seal wild Hawks win

SALT LAKE CITY — Trae Young hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from beyond the halfcourt line to give the Atlanta Hawks a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.Young took an inbounds pass, dribbled to just short of halfcourt and hit the 49-foot winner as time expired while being loosely guarded by Collin Sexton, who had seemingly forced overtime with a tying 3-pointer with four seconds remaining.Young finished with 24 points and 20 assists.Dyson Daniels added 16 points, seven assists, and six rebounds for the Hawks, who snapped a three-game skid.

Clint Capela scored 18 points and De’Andre Hunter 17.Lauri Markkanen made a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-best 35 points for Utah.Sexton added 24 points and Walker Kessler finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.Utah scored on five straight possessions and took a 114-113 lead on back-to-back dunks from Kessler.

Young hit a step-back 3-pointer to put Atlanta back in front, and fed De’Andre Hunter for another go-ahead 3 with 1:57 left....