SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� De鈥橝ndre Hunter and John Collins each scored 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings 120-117 on Wednesday night to end a four-game slide.
鈥淔eels great,鈥� Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what we have been talking about. We have to close out games and make plays down the stretch.鈥�
Collins also grabbed 12 rebounds as Atlanta bounced back after losing 143-141 in double overtime at Golden State on Monday night. Trae Young and Dejounte Murray each scored 21 points.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a long week, dropping four games,鈥� Murray said. 鈥淭his is the NBA. It鈥檚 a long season. You get to redeem yourself. 鈥e are going in the right direction.
The Hawks trailed 117-113 with 1:16 left. But Young converted a layup and a foul shot, and Murray made two free throws and a layup as part of a game-ending 7-0 run for Atlanta.
鈥淲e couldn鈥檛 get the necessary stops down the stretch,鈥� Kings coach Mike Brown said. 鈥淭hey basically just went at what they thought was the mismatch and got layups.鈥�
Sacramento had the ball in the final seconds, but De鈥橝aron Fox had a floater blocked by Onyeka Okongwu and Domantas Sabonis also missed a jumper.
The Hawks had dropped five of six.
Fox led Sacramento with 25 points. Kevin Huerter made four 3-pointers on his way to 24 points, and Harrison Barnes scored 22. Sabonis had 20 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.
鈥淲e fouled too much late,鈥� Huerter said. 鈥淚 think just a lot of mental mistakes at the end of the game there. We got a lead and just didn鈥檛 lock in.鈥�
The Kings were 25 of 25 at the free-throw line before Sabonis missed a pair in the final minute.
TIP-INS
Hawks: C Clint Capela was ruled out before the game with a right calf strain. ... Young and coach Nate McMillan both received technical fouls with 2:54 left in the second quarter.
Kings: Sabonis recorded his 15th consecutive double-double, tying DeMarcus Cousins for the longest double-double streak in franchise history. His 28 double-doubles leads the NBA this season.
UP NEXT
Hawks: At Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
Kings: Host Lakers on Saturday night.
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Cameron Salerno, The Associated Press
