Trae Young Leads Hawks to Narrow Victory Over Pacers in Thrilling Rematch

The Hawks secured a 120-118 win over the injury-depleted Pacers, with Trae Young scoring 36 points despite a late-game injury scare.

Trae Young contributed a game-high 36 points and eight assists, including 10 points in the fourth quarter after briefly leaving with a thigh injury.
Caris LeVert scored 26 points off the bench, while Onyeka Okongwu recorded a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds for Atlanta.
Indiana's Bennedict Mathurin returned from a wrist injury to lead the Pacers with 30 points, while Pascal Siakam added 23 points in the loss.
The Hawks built a 20-point first-quarter lead but had to fend off a strong Pacers rally that briefly gave Indiana a fourth-quarter lead.
Dyson Daniels' five steals brought his season total to 178, the highest in the NBA since Ricky Rubio's 191 in the 2013-14 season.