Trae Young scores 30 points, Hawks hammer cold-shooting Hornets

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Trae Young scored 30 points and tied a season-high with eight 3-pointers, and the streaky Atlanta Hawks defeated the cold-shooting Charlotte Hornets 113-91 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.

De’Andre Hunter chipped in with 20 points and survived a hard fall late in the game for the Hawks, who led by 27 in the fourth quarter.

Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball each finished with 19 points for the Hornets, who missed their first 19 3-point attempts and shot an abysmal 11.1% (4 of 36) from beyond the arc. Ball and Terry Rozier were a combined 0 for 14 from long distance as Charlotte had its three-game win streak snapped.

The Hawks are looking to climb back in the playoff race after a rough stretch of games.

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Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young , left, drives to the basket past Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight (5) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

"We are definitely headed in the right direction," Young said. "Right now it's more about consistency and keeping it going. We're not satisfied. We know what to do and what we are capable of doing."

This game was a big step forward, with the Hawks building a 55-44 lead at halftime after holding the Hornets to 0-for-16 shooting from deep in the first half.

The Hornets would miss three more 3s to start the second half, and frustrations began to boil over midway through the third quarter when Ball had the ball stolen in the front court and was charged with a flagrant foul for swiping at a Hawks player.

After the flagrant was assessed and the players returned to the