Trae Younger overcame a chilly begin to rating 25 factors, together with a floater that gave Atlanta the lead with 1:17 remaining, and the Hawks rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-100 on Monday night time, tying the Jap Convention semifinal at 2-2.
Philly blew an 18-point lead and should have greater considerations: Massive man Joel Embiid hung out within the locker room within the second quarter and did not make a area aim within the second half. Embiid has been enjoying with torn cartilage in his proper knee.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 22 factors for the Hawks, and John Collins had 14 factors and 12 rebounds. Younger made solely 8 of 26 pictures however had 18 assists.
Sport 5 is Wednesday night time in Philadelphia.
Embiid completed with 17 factors and 21 rebounds. Tobias Harris scored 20 factors for the Sixers, and Seth Curry had 17, lacking a possible tying 3-pointer on the buzzer.
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The Sixers led 60-42 late within the first half however Atlanta chipped away within the third quarter. Bogdanovic opened the ultimate interval with a 3-pointer to present Atlanta its first lead of the half, 83-82.
The Hawks held on from there, catching a break when Embiid missed a layup and the Sixers knocked the ball out of bounds with 7.8 seconds remaining.
Harris has scored no less than 20 factors in seven consecutive playoff video games.
Younger missed his first 5 pictures from the sphere and had his proper shoulder wrapped when he sat on the bench early within the second quarter. The Hawks didn’t announce an harm.
After his shoulder was wrapped, Younger made a brief floater after which related on two 3-pointers.
Embiid made a 3 after his time within the locker room. However he completed 4 of 20 from the ground — hardly the manufacturing the Sixers want from their star, who shot 51.3% within the common season.
Hawks coach Nate McMillan tweaked his lineup, shifting Kevin Huerter off the bench to exchange Solomon Hill at small ahead. The place has been in flux since De’Andre Hunter, the staff’s high perimeter defender, was misplaced for the rest of the postseason with a proper knee harm.
Ben Simmons was referred to as for a flagrant-one foul after he hit Collins to cease Collins’ try for a breakaway jam with 3:24 remaining within the third.
