Trae Young passed Dominique Wilkins and John Drew to move into the No. 2 spot in Hawks rookie scoring but Young and his team still lost to the Portland Trail Blazers 118-98 Friday night in State Farm Arena.
Young passed Wilkins for third place on the Atlanta rookie scoring list in the second quarter and moved past Drew for second place late in the fourth with his 1,444th point. Pete Maravich set the Hawks' record with 1,880 points in 1970-71.
Wilkins, the Hawks' vice president for basketball and a longtime TV broadcaster, played from 1982-83. Drew debuted in 1974-75.
Young scored 18 points in the first quarter, but only eight the rest of the way as the Hawks’ three-game winning streak, tying their longest of the season, was snapped.
"Shots weren't falling," Young said. "We hit nine 3s tonight. We usually hit a little bit more. I didn't shoot the ball well. I started off early, but my shots weren't going in after that first quarter."
Young did hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter that gave him 150 and made him the 12th NBA rookie ever to reach the mark.
John Collins finished with 20 points for the Hawks.
Damian Lillard scored 36 points, Al-Farouq Aminu added 17 and 11 rebounds, and Portland extended its winning streak to a season-high six games.
Aminu played at Norcross High School.
Portland took charge with a 16-0 run in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 21 points. The Hawks pulled within 10 early in the fourth on Young's runner, but Zach Collins' follow dunk and Jake Layman's difficult three-point play made it 97-82 to remove any remaining suspense.
Hawks forward Taurean Prince missed the game due to a foot injury.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis was honored briefly during a first quarter timeout, receiving a long standing ovation for his lifetime contributions in public service. Lewis worked closely with slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s and has represented his adopted hometown's district since 1987.
The Hawks host Milwaukee on Sunday.
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