Trae Young scored 21 of his 46 points in the third period and the Atlanta Hawks recovered from a second-half deficit of 15 points to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-113.
Stephen Curry scored an NBA season-high 50 points with nine 3-pointers, almost single-handedly leading the Golden State Warriors past the Atlanta Hawks 127-113.
Civil rights leaders in Atlanta say they will ask for a meeting with Hawks officials after the disclosure of a racially charged email written by the basketball team's co-owner.
Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson says he is selling his controlling interest in the team, in part due to an inflammatory email he says he wrote in an attempt "to bridge Atlanta's racial sports divide."
DENVER (AP) — Ty Lawson had 23 points and eight assists and the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Atlanta Hawks 109-107 on Thursday night to give new head coach Brian Shaw his first win.