Trae Young Scores 35 and Atlanta's Bench Dominates Charlotte For Hawks Fourth Straight Victory

The Atlanta Hawks continued their homestand tonight with a Southeast Division matchup against the Charlotte Hornets and they were looking to extend their winning streak to four games. A career night from the free throw line for Trae Young and 67 points from the bench got the Hawks the win in what was not the prettiest game.

Young had a hard time getting his shot to go down (7-20 from the field), but was a perfect 21-21 from the free throw line. The 21 attempts for Young were a career high and also more than the entire Hornets team had tonight. While no other Hawk had more than 15 points, the bench for the Hawks had a dominant night vs the Hornets. The bench scored 57 points tonight compared to just 18 points from the Hornets bench. Caris LeVert scored 15 points to lead the way for the bench unit and of the five players off the bench, only one (Dominick Barlow, who had nine points) failed to score in double-digits. It was a strong night from the Hawks bench, which has become a strength of the team.

The Hawks defense was strong tonight as well, forcing 21 turnovers, which head coach Quin Snyder praised after the game.