From Sunday: Young scores 35 as Hawks rout Cavs
Former Norman North and Oklahoma standout
Trae Young got doused with a bucket of ice water after his third NBA game.
The Cavaliers couldn't do anything to cool off Atlanta's rookie guard.
Young scored 35 points with 11 assists — the best line for a first-year player since Steph Curry in 2010 — and Kent Bazemore scored 23 as the Hawks rolled to an easy 133-111 win on Sunday over Cleveland, which lost its home opener and fell to 0-3 as it readjusts to life without
LeBron James.
The No. 5 overall pick in this year's draft, Young shook off a slow start and showed why the Hawks believe he's a future superstar.
Afterward, Young was targeted by teammates after they soaked coach
Lloyd Pierce following his first win.
"It was super cold," Young said with a smile after his shocking bath.
"I thought it would just be Coach Pierce because he had his first win, but it was all right. I'll take it."
Young was also unaware he matched Curry, who twice scored at least 35 with 10 assists in his first season with Golden State. And just three games into the season, Young has 79 more chances to do it again.
The Hawks made a team record 22 3-pointers, including 10 while scoring 41 in the fourth quarter, to blow open the game and send Cleveland fans home early with many shaking their heads on the way out.
Jordan Clarkson scored 19 and Kevin Love had 16 with 17 rebounds for the Cavs, who could be in for a very long season.
While wearing neon green sneakers, Young showed plenty of flash in his game.
He made 6 of 7 shots and scored 18 in the second quarter, helping the Hawks erase a 15-point lead and go up 64-60 at halftime.
Nuggets' Barton strains core, right hip
The Denver Nuggets say starting forward Will Barton strained his right hip along with his core and there's no timetable for his return.
Barton was carted off the court Saturday after he said he felt something pop when he took off for the basket during the third quarter of a win over Phoenix. He underwent an MRI on Sunday and missed the Golden State game that night.
The 27-year-old Barton signed a four-year deal to remain in Denver over the summer. He averaged 15.7 points and 4.1 assists last season.
With Barton possibly sidelined, it could open up more playing time for Torrey Craig, Trey Lyles and Juancho Hernangomez, who sealed the win over the Warriors with a block in the closing seconds.