Trae Young, Georges Niang lead the Hawks past the Warriors 124-115

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 25 points with 10 assists for his 41st double-double of the season and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Golden State Warriors 124-115 on Saturday night.

Golden State was without star guard Stephen Curry, who was injured Thursday night in a victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Georges Niang added 23 points on 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point distance, and Onyeka Okongwu had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks.

Jimmy Butler led the Warriors with 25 points, and Moses Moody added 20 points. Golden State lost for just the third time since the All-Star break.

Warriors: Curry missed the first of a six-game trip after sustaining a pelvic contusion in the third quarter of Thursday's 117-114 win over Toronto. An MRI on Friday revealed no structural damage and Curry will be reevaluated on Monday. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said before the game that he's “very hopeful that at some point he'll (Curry) join on the trip.”

Hawks: Atlanta held the lead for all but 11 seconds Saturday. After going down 3-0 to start the game, the Hawks took the lead and never relinquished it. Despite winning by nine, the Atlanta lead by as many as 22 points in the contest.

Early in the fourth quarter, Niang sank his fifth 3-pointer of the game, giving the Hawks a commanding 21-point lead at 106-85, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.

In Curry's absence, Warriors' backup point guard Brandin Podziemski shot 63% (5 of 8) from 3-point range and finished with 19 points.

Atlanta will host the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, while Golden State travels to Miami to take on the Heat on Wednesday.

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Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) passes the ball against the Atlanta Hawks during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II (0) grabs a rebound from Atlanta Hawks forward Dominick Barlow (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks forward Dominick Barlow (0) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks head coach Quin Snyder speaks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Terance Mann (14) shoots against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) speaks to an official during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) speaks on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) and Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) vie for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye (18) dunks against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga (00) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Buddy Hield (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

A once-every-four-years report card on the upkeep of America's infrastructure gave it a “C” grade on Tuesday, up slightly from previous reports, largely due to investments made during former President Joe Biden's administration.

The report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, which examined everything from roads and dams to drinking water and railroads, warns that federal funding must be sustained or increased to avoid further deterioration and escalating costs.

“We have seen the investments start to pay off, but we still have a lot of work to do out there,” said Darren Olson, chair of this year’s report. He said decrepit infrastructure – from poor roads that damage cars to delayed flights to power outages that spoil groceries — hurts people and the economy.

“By investing in our infrastructure, we’re making our economy more efficient, we’re making it stronger (and) we’re making ourselves globally more competitive,” he said.

It’s especially critical that infrastructure can handle more extreme weather due to climate change, said Olson, noting hurricanes that devastated the East Coast and parts of Appalachia last year. The U.S. saw 27 weather disasters last year that cost at least $1 billion, second-most since 1980.

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provided $550 billion in new infrastructure investments, but is set to expire in 2026. Another $30 billion came from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, including for projects focused on clean energy and climate change, the engineering group said.

President Donald Trump's administration has targeted some of Biden’s green policies. Public parks improved to a C-minus from a D-plus, for example, thanks in part to significant investments over several years. Recently, however, the Trump administration moved to slash National Park Service staffing.

In 2021, the U.S. earned a C-minus overall. The investments made since then are just a fraction of the $9.1 trillion that the civil engineers group estimates is needed to bring all of the nation’s current infrastructure into a state of good repair.

Even if current federal infrastructure funding were maintained, there still would be a $3.7 trillion gap over a decade, according to the report.

The bill to upgrade and maintain the nation’s roughly 50,000 water utilities, for example, is $625 billion over the next two decades, according to the federal government. The grade for drinking water was C-minus, unchanged from four years ago.

Many communities already struggling to maintain old, outdated drinking water systems also face new requirements to replace lead service line s and reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill helped complete or start “a lot of really important projects,” said Scott Berry, director of policy and governmental affairs at the US Water Alliance. “But the gap has widened so much over the last couple of decades that a lot, lot more investment is going to be needed.”

The bill also provided billions to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers upgrade inland waterways, which move roughly $150 billion in commerce every year, improving the grade from a D-plus to a C-minus.

Barges on the Mississippi River, for example, carry enormous amounts of coal, soybeans, corn and other raw materials to international markets. But critical infrastructure like locks and dams — many built more than a half-century ago and requiring regular maintenance and repair — is often invisible to the public, making it easy to neglect, said Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.

And when big projects are funded, it too often comes in stages, he said. That forces projects to pause until more money is appropriated, driving up costs for materials and labor.

“If we really want to make the taxpayer dollars stretch further, you have got to be able to bring a greater degree of predictability and reliability in how you fund these projects,” he said.

The report's focus on engineering and money misses the importance of adopting policies that could improve how people use and pay for infrastructure, according to Clifford Winston, a microeconomist in the Brookings Institution’s economic studies program.

“You fail to make the most efficient use of what you have,” said Winston. For example, he noted that congestion pricing like that recently adopted by New York City — charging people to drive in crowded areas — places the burden on frequent users and can pressure people to drive less, reducing the need for new bridges, tunnels and repairs.

Roads remain in chronically poor shape, receiving a D-plus compared to a D in the last report, despite $591 billion in investments since 2021.

Two categories, rail and energy, received lower grades. Disasters like the derailment of a train carrying dangerous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023 lowered rail’s previous B mark to a B-minus.

The energy sector, stressed by surging demand from data centers and electric vehicles, got a D-plus, down from C-minus.

Engineers say problems in many sectors have festered for so long that the nation must figure out how to address the shortcomings now or pay for them when systems fail.

On Wednesday, a delegation of engineers will visit Washington to talk to lawmakers about the funding impacts and “the importance of continuing that investment,” said Olson, who said the needs are a bipartisan issue.

“When we talk about it in ways of how better infrastructure saves the American family money, how better infrastructure supports economic growth, we’re really confident that ... there is strong support,” he said.

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