Rookie Trae Young matched the career high he set earlier in the week with 36 points, John Collins had 33 and the Hawks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 131-123 in overtime Wednesday night at State Farm Arena.
Collins scored 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Hawks, who trailed by 13 points late in the third period, rallied to force the extra period.
Young hit 9 of 22 field goals and 16 of 17 free throws. He added 10 assists and eight rebounds.
Collins was 13 of 21 from the field. He had eight rebounds too.
Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 37 points and 17 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins had 21 points.
DeAndre Bembry scored six of his 16 points in overtime for the Hawks.
Vince Carter made a 3-pointer to open the overtime period. Back-to-back baskets from Bembry gave the Hawks a 125-118 lead.
Following a timeout, Towns had a jam and a 3-pointer - his season-high fifth of the game. Bembry, who had only 10 points through regulation, answered with his third basket of the extra period, giving the Hawks a 127-123 advantage.
It was a damaging loss for Minnesota, which began the night three games behind eighth-place San Antonio in the Western Conference playoff race.
The Timberwolves took a big lead of 13 points at 94-81 late in the third and led 95-86 entering the fourth period. The Hawks pulled even at 102 and again at 114, but each time it couldn't take the lead.
Young, who scored a career-high 36 points in a loss at Houston on Monday night, stayed hot with 20 first-half points.
Josh Okogie, the Timberwolves rookie from Georgia Tech, had 15 points in his return to Atlanta.
Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague, a former Hawks standout, missed his second straight game with a sore left knee. Tyus Jones again filled in as the starter.
The Hawks’ Dewayne Dedmon had seven points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 3:06 remaining.
Kent Bazemore of the Hawks missed each of his 12 shots through three quarters. He complained when no foul was called on a miss late in the period and drew a technical foul. He missed two shots - a 3-pointer and a layup - on the Hawks’ next possession and didn't attempt another shot. He was scoreless in 14 minutes.
The Hawks (21-41) host Chicago on Sunday.
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