Mathews and Young lead the Hawks past the Timberwolves 117-104

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch watches play against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) stands on the court against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) shoots into Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) dunks against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (9) shoots against Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) passes the ball against against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Garrison Mathews (24) runs after hitting a thre-point shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Clothes and blankets lie on chairs at the Christmas market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A bird flies over the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A spectator waits for the start of the annual Christmas lottery draw, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, at Madrid's Teatro Real, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Reda Abu Zarada, 50, displaced from Jabaliya in nothern Gaza, sits by a fire with her grandchildren at a camp by the sea in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Two Syrian fighters watch as revelers dance during a Christmas celebration early Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 in Damascus, Syria.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

People light flares during and event dubbed "The March of Heroes" in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, on the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising that toppled the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Visitors watch divers dressed as Mother Christmas and Santa Claus swim inside a tank at the AquaRio Marine Aquarium, as part of an annual Christmas tradition, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/ Bruna Prado)

Venezuelan Joseph Torres is reunited with his dog Maya at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, after traveling from Peru to spend the holidays with family. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

An Israeli truck carries a Syrian tank with a message that reads in Arabic "Army", from the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, viewed from the town of Majdal Shams, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Members of Bashar Assad's army, or a pro-government militia, line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of an "identification and reconciliation process" in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Women smoke water pipe as they sit on a lookout area at the mount Qasioun in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrian shepherds lead their sheeps in the neighbourhood of Jobar, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, as they pass by buildings that were destroyed during the civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A young Amazonian resident strikes a ball towards Jorge Barroso, dressed as Santa Claus, who gave the ball to the boy after Barroso arrived on a boat to distribute Christmas gifts to children, in Iranduba, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

Hanna, 12, and her family sit ride inside a van during an evacuation from Pokrovsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

A girl walks amidst destruction in Mbouyougou, Mayotte, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Zaharia Youssouf, who lost her husband Baco Houmadi during the cyclone, sits in he Barakani, Mayotte, home Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

People walk waving flags and holding banners during and event dubbed "The March of Heroes" in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, on the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising that toppled the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman stands behind honor guard soldiers in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, during a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising that toppled the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

People tale part in the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)

Towers outlined with Christmas lights are silhouetted against the sky at dusk at the Country Club Plaza shopping center, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

People outside Magdeburg Cathedral follow a memorial service for victims of Friday's Christmas Market attack, where a car drove into a crowd, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

People have laid flowers and candles in front of the Johannis church close to the Christmas market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Plastic bottles and a pot hang on the wall of a cell in the infamous Saydnaya military prison on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrians continue to celebrate the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's government, at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Palestinian women and girls struggle to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Jorge Perez arrives in a Santa Claus costume in downtown Bogota, Colombia, to hand out donated gifts to children from San Bernardo, a low-income neighborhood, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A broken car lays in a field of shredded trees in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Holiday travelers wait in line to check their bags at the JetBlue terminal at Logan Airport, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Ivanna, warms her dog in front of a destroyed burning car after a recent Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

A Taiwan Army's paratrooper performs with a national flag during a military exercise in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

A restaurant worker prepares for lunch service Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at a back alley in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

People welcome North Korea's weightlifters including gold medalists at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships as they arrive at Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) dunks during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Houston, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Travelers wade through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Cars are stopped in a traffic jam in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Dressed as Santa Claus, city worker Aristoteles de Queiroz greets an emergency room patient at the Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital during the Christmas season in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Food sellers wait for customers in a street market at the Egyptian bazar, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A great blue heron flies inside Florida's Everglades National Park, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A Syrian man waves a white flag, as he approaches Israeli soldiers to negotiate with them, where they set their new position at an abandoned Syrian military base, in Maariyah village near the border with Israel in southern Syria, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

CORRECTS NAME TO AKHMADZHON KURBONOV - The man, whom Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies identified as Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, suspected of involvement in the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov, is escorted to a courtroom at the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Luigi Nicholas Mangione leaves at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, Pool)

People interact by an outdoor chess board, after finding refuge at the Lycée des Lumières after losing their homes, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Ezequiel da Luz, a para-athlete with an amputated leg and no movement in his lower limbs, celebrates reaching the top of Pedra da Gavea, with an organization that aims to increase accessibility in trails, in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during his annual news conference and call-in show at Gostinny Dvor in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A young girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, after Cyclone Chido. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged by her now former husband so that he and others could assault her, arrives at the court house in Avignon, southern France, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

A Palestinian child wounded during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The setting sun casts a warm glow through the windows as Syrians walk through the infamous Saydnaya military prison in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. More than a week after the rebels overthrew Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians continue to visit the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse." (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrian children leave their school after class in central Damascus Thursday Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Smoke rises from the parliament building following a protest by opposition in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Williams)

Pope Francis is kisses by a child during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Homes cover a hill in the town of Majdal Shams, near the "Alpha Line" that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, early Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A youth wearing the jersey of Argentine player Lionel Messi plays soccer in a public field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, located near the "Alpha Line" that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Michigan State guard Jase Richardson, right, reacts as guard Jaden Akins dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oakland, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Robert Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, walks between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Disabled vehicles and response vehicles are seen on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which spans 24 miles over the lake, after a pileup due to morning fog in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Salma Safadi cries as she speaks with her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Members from Bashar Assad's Syrian army period line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of a "identification and reconciliation process" at a army compound in Latakia, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen at lower center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment's block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)

A follower of Saint Lazarus, known as the protector of the sick, crawls as a self-imposed penance during a pilgrimage to the saint's shrine for his annual feast day, in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Building to meet with senators at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A family leaves the shelter after multiple injuries were reported following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son smiles with President-elect Donald Trump during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In this picture taken through a window, President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Trump's pick for the planned Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the NCAA college football game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Indian army soldiers perform Kalari Payattu, a traditional exercise in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 during the military tattoo celebrating the Victory Day, marking the India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war to liberate Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

In this photo taken with a long exposure, a person walks a dog past Christmas lights in a park, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Pakistani farmers boil sugarcane juice and then make balls by hand to make the traditional sweet called "Gurr," on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

Syrian fighters detain men suspects of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A rebel force deployed to the village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex in the area and set some apartments on fire. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) is flipped into the air by Tennessee Titans cornerback Daryl Worley (35) as safety Amani Hooker (37) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Competitors in Santa Claus costumes stretch before the annual Santa Run in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Athletes compete in the men's 4 X 7.5 km relay event at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Staff Sgt. Frederick Hovasapian carries a wreath to a grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Grave markers are seen at sunrise at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

The full moon rises behind Christmas lights at Pedion tou Areos park in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

A child walks along the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Frozen trees surround a chapel on a cold day, in Oberreifenberg near Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, the month when a series of events are held to commemorate the death of 13th century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi in different cities of Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Cinthia Falcon, right, dressed as Santa Claus, pushes a cart filled with gifts to deliver to children at a pre-Christmas celebration organized by "Los Chicos de la Via" soup kitchen, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A dead child is carried into the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah after an Israeli army strike in the Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Dec. 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Participants celebrate after hearing the news that South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. The signs read "Punish the rebellion leader Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

An aerial view of remaining buildings is seen which were not only destroyed during the civil war, they were also demolished by the government or stripped by thieves, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, outside Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Syrian girl with the colours of the "revolutionary" Syrian flag on her face, takes a selfie in front of the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Residents visit the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a shot during the second T20 International cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Palestinian children queue for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)

Syrians wave "revolutionary" Syrian flags during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A pilgrim visits Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica during one of the world's largest religious pilgrimages marking the feast day of the patroness of Latin America, in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams, middle, is tackled against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A Christmas wreath and lights adorn the Windansea surf shack along Windansea beach, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Artemis Vasilaki of Greece reacts after competing in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats on day four of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Calypso, left, and Ivi, miniature horses used for therapy programs, enter an elevator at a school for disabled children, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)