Balanced Hawks win 3rd straight, beating Celtics

ATLANTA » John Collins scored 20 points, Cam Reddish and Kevin Huerter had 19 apiece and the Atlanta Hawks won third straight game with a 110-99 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

The Celtics missed a chance to climb above .500 for the first time this season.

Trae Young chipped in with 18 points and 11 assists as the Hawks used a balanced attack to overcome a 34-point performance by Jayson Tatum.

The Hawks were up by double digits most of the second half.

After Reddish knocked down a 3-pointer to push Atlanta to an 81-70 lead with 3 ½ minutes left in the third quarter, the margin never dipped below 10 points until former Hawk Dennis Schröder knocked down a 3-pointer to cut it to 108-99 with 1:47 left.

Young answered with a pull-up jumper in the lane and the Celtics were done.

Huerter scored all of his points in the first half, going 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Reddish, Collins and Young took over in the second half.

Collins also had 11 rebounds, while Reddish came up with three steals.

PISTONS 97, PACERS 89 » Jeremi Grant scored 19 points, Cory Joseph added 18 and Detroit rallied to beat Indiana.

Cade Cunningham added 16 points for Detroit (4-10), and Villanova’s Saddiq Bey scored 15. Malcolm Brogdan had 19 points for Indiana (6-10). Caris LeVert scored 18, and Domantas Sabonis finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. HORNETS 97, WIZARDS 87 » Terry Rozier scored 19 points, Miles Bridges added 17 and Charlotte beat Washington for its fourth straight victory.

Kelly Oubre Jr. had 14 points for Charlotte, which ended Washington’s five-game winning steak.