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NBA: Anfernee Simons powers Portland to win over Atlanta

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (1) shoots over Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) and Hawks" forward="" Danilo="" Gallinari="" in="" the="" first="" half="" at="" Moda="" Center.="" Jaime="" USA="" TODAY="" Sports="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/reuters/01/04/simons.jpg"/><figcaption>Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (1) shoots over Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) and Hawks&#x27; forward Danilo Gallinari (8) in the first half at Moda Center.<em> Jaime Valdez, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 43 points and matched his career best of nine 3-pointers to help the Portland Trail Blazers post a 136-131 shootout win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.</p><p>Atlanta star Trae Young scored a career-best 56 points and also had 14 assists but couldn&#x27;t prevent the Hawks from losing for the 10th time in 14 games.</p><p>Norman Powell scored 26 points and Nassir Little added 22 as Portland snapped a four-game slide and won for just the fourth time in the past 18 games. </p><p>Jusuf Nurkic had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Trail Blazers after missing three games due to being in the COVID-19 protocol.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jUdnlcGLU4U?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Clint Capela scored 22 points on 10-of-10 shooting and added 11 rebounds for the Hawks. Kevin Huerter scored 18 points and played 37 minutes in his return after missing six games due to COVID-19 protocol.</p><p>Young was 17 of 26 from the field, knocked down 7 of 12 from 3-point range and hit all 15 of his free-throw attempts.</p><p>Simons was 13-of-21 shooting, made 9 of 16 from behind the arc and was 8 of 8 from the line.</p><p>Portland played without Damian Lillard (abdomen), CJ McCollum (lung) and Cody Zeller (COVID-19). Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was back on the bench after a three-game COVID-19 absence.</p><p>The Hawks were without John Collins and Bogdan Bogdanovic due to the COVID-19 protocol. Atlanta coach Nate McMillian missed his first game since going into the protocol and assistant Joe Prunty ran the club.</p><p>Ben McLemore added 10 points for Portland, which shot 52.8 percent from the field, including 18 of 41 from 3-point range.</p><p>The Hawks connected on 54.5 percent of their shots and were 14 of 41 from behind the arc.</p><p>The Trail Blazers opened the final quarter with a 14-4 run to take a 114-109 on Powell&#x27;s basket with 6:41 left.</p><p>A three-point play by Powell made it 123-115 with 3:09 remaining. Young answered with a 3-pointer but Nurkic followed with consecutive baskets to increase Portland&#x27;s lead to nine points with 1:55 to play.</p><p>Delon Wright drained a corner 3-pointer seven seconds later and Young hit four free throws as the Hawks moved within 127-125 with 55.1 seconds left.</p><p>But Nurkic converted a three-point play with 42.6 seconds remaining and Simons added two free throws with 15.2 ticks left as Portland held on.</p><p>Young scored 29 points in the first half but the Hawks trailed 70-65 at the break. Simons scored 26 points in the second half.</p>

Anfernee Simons scored a career-high 43 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers post a 136-131 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.