Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a big third quarter to beat the skidding Atlanta Hawks 140-129.

The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided disaster with a 140-129 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The high-scoring affair was out of character for the reigning NBA champion, but the offense turned it up a notch to compensate for the defensive dullness.

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Atlanta Hawks 140-129 on Monday night at Paycom Center on the second night of a back-to-back. The Thunder needed to conquer a barrage of 25 made Hawks three-pointers in the back-and-forth win. The win improves OKC's record to 28-5, 16-1 at home.

According to ESPN’s Tim McMahon, the Hawks are “indicating that they’re looking for the exit ramp” with the Young era. This season, the Hawks had an opportunity to play 23 games without the All-Star.

The Hawks, alleged contenders in the Eastern Conference, have lost six games in a row and 10 of 12 while sliding to 10th place. Kristaps Porzingis’ inability to stay in the lineup isn’t the only reason the Hawks are reeling, but it’s at the top of the list.

Tonight, the Atlanta Hawks came into this game on a six-game losing streak. They decided to rest some of the team's usual starters, including Trae Young, Jalen

The Atlanta Hawks are open to trading All-Star point guard Trae Young, NBA sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. The Hawks and Dallas Mavericks have spoken about an Anthony Davis trade, but Dallas isn’t interested in trading for Young and prefers to keep Kyrie Irving, sources told Afseth.