The Warriors defeated the Hawks in a double overtime game. 0: 24.
Klay Thompson scored a season-best 54 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Trae Young made a layup with 8.2 seconds left to tie the game. Young made four critical free throws in the first overtime and finished with 30 points and 14 assists.
He had 14 points and five assists, and had a career-high 20 rebound. Draymond Green made his only 3-point attempt of the game with less than a minute left in the second overtime and finished with 13 rebound and 11 assists.
Thompson shot 21-for-39 and his 10 3-pointers matched a season high -- and his 54 points were six off his career-best scoring outing of 60 done in three quarters on December 5, 2016 He hit a go-ahead 3 with 18 seconds left in the first overtime after his tying 3 with 1:45 left in the first overtime.
Donte DiVincenzo corralled a crucial offensive rebound, then knocked down a tying 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime.
The undermanned defending champion ran their winning streak to five games with a sixth straight home victory.
Stephen Curry danced in joy after missing his ninth game in a row with a shoulder injury.
Golden State was ahead by one point in the first OT. Coming off a 40-point performance in a 118-112 win against Portland, he finished with 28 points, 6 rebound and 5 assists.
The Hawks roared back after trailing by 21 in the first half after John Collins scored 21 of his 25 points after the break. Dejounte Murray had 25 points with 10 rebound and 7 assist.
The five Atlanta starters scored in double figures, as did the 21-year-old from Serbia.
The Hawks lost their fourth game in a row after De'Andre Hunter came back from a three-game absence with a left ankle injury. The game was tied at 95 going into the fourth.
Thompson had four 3-pointers in the first half. The Hawks coach had to call a timeout at the 4:30 mark of the first quarter.
The Hawks made some changes after giving up a season-best 47 points to James on his birthday.
The current eight-game homestand by Golden State is the longest in franchise history.
Young hit four of his first six shots with two 3s and DiVincenzo took on the defense.
The AP contributed.
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