Hawks beat 76ers in Game 7, to face Bucks in final

Young made a late 3-pointer and scored 21 points to help Atlanta win for the third time in the series in Philadelphia, a 103-96 victory over the top-seeded 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7.

Published : Jun 21, 2021 10:51 IST , PHILADELPHIA 

Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young (R) and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid exchange pleasantries after the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal.
Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young (R) and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid exchange pleasantries after the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal.
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Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young (R) and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid exchange pleasantries after the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal.

Trae Young and the Hawks are taking their stunning turnaround to the Eastern Conference final.

Young made a late 3-pointer and scored 21 points to help Atlanta win for the third time in the series in Philadelphia, a 103-96 victory over the top-seeded 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7.

The Hawks will open its first East final since 2015 against the Bucks on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

Atlanta had been 0-9 in Games 7s on the road.

 

But the Hawks ignored its ignominious history and got one in Philly, where it already won in Game 1 and Game 5 and knocked out Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and closed the book on the Process.

Kevin Huerter, who led the Hawks with 27 points, sealed the win with three free throws and the packed house of 18,624 fell as silent as it was when the season opened without any fans.

Embiid scored 31 points.

-Suns 120, Clippers 104-

Devin Booker had 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double and the Phoenix Suns overcame Chris Paul’s absence to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

Paul sat out because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Clippers star Kawhi Leonard missed his third straight game because of a sprained right knee.

Paul George led Los Angeles with 34 points. Game 2 is on Tuesday night in Phoenix.

Tied at 93 to start the fourth, the Suns went on a 12-2 run and pulled ahead 105-95 on Cam Johnson’s dunk with 8:08 remaining.

 

The Clippers wouldn’t go away, though, cutting a 10-point deficit in the final two minutes to 116-114 when Terance Mann hit a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.

Booker scored on a dunk on the next possession to seal Phoenix’s eighth straight victory, getting a free lane to the basket on the blown defensive coverage.

Deandre Ayton had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Suns. Cameron Payne started for Paul and had 11 points and nine assists.

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