MIAMI (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks earned their sixth straight win in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with Trae Young scoring a three-pointer with 7.4 seconds left in overtime to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-132 and overcome a LeBron James triple-double.
James, who put up 39 points for the Lakers along with 10 rebounds and 11 assists, saw his 31-foot three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left come out off the rim as the Lakers fell to a third straight loss.
The game ended tied at 119-119 in regulation after Young’s last-gasp three-point attempt was blocked by Max Christie.
Alongside James, Anthony Davis put up 38 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists but Atlanta were able to match them with Young scoring 31 points and providing 20 assists.
The Hawks bench contributed well with De’Andre Hunter putting up 26 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic adding 20, the pair sinking nine three-pointers between them.
Lakers head coach JJ Redick, whose team have lost seven of their last nine games, said he saw plenty of good signs despite the defeat.
“I told the group that I appreciate their effort, their intent, their energy and truthfully I liked a lot of their execution,” he said.
“We did enough to win a basketball game tonight. Similar to Orlando, similar to Oklahoma City, we did enough to win a basketball game and I’m very appreciative of that.