Hawks vs Warriors highlights: Trae Young stars as Warriors slump to another defeat

Atlanta Hawks ended ir 10-game winless streak by defeating Golden State Warriors in a 104-79 encounter on Monday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Trae Young scored 24 points and 7 assists for Hawks. De'Andre Hunter chipped in 18 points while Damian Jones scored career-high 16 points and 8 rebounds. Hunter scored 13 of his 18 points during Q1. This was also Warriors' NBA season-low in points, and least Hawks have allowed in a game. 

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Hawks vs Warriors highlights: Atlanta Hawks end winless streak by defeating Warriors

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Eric Paschall scored 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for Warriors. However, rest shot 24 of 72 while committing 25 turvers. Apart from Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and DeAngelo Russell were t playing. This was Paschall's 11th double-digit game of NBA 2019-20 season. In a post-match interview, Paschall admitted that it is frustrating to lose constantly as everyone is a competitor. Warriors had a 23-20 advant after Q1, but Hunter erased deficit by scoring 6 back-to-back points early-on in Q2. After that, Hawks established a good lead after some free throws and jumpers.

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Hawks had a 76-53 advant in Q3. Vince Carter dropped a three-pointer with just over a minute remaining in quarter. Warriors made only 3 of 17 shots from three-point range and were restricted to 39.8% shooting by Hawks. Hunter left game in between Q4 due to a dislocated right index finger, but coach Lloyd Pierce did t think injury was serious. Warriors w have worst NBA 2019-20 record with a 4-18 win-loss record. 

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