The Atlanta Hawks have been searching for another consistent scorer since Trae Young landed on the injured list earlier this month with a sprained MCL.

They may have found their answer in Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who will try to help the visiting Hawks beat the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

New Orleans dropped its eighth straight game on Friday in a 118-115 road loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

Atlanta has lost two in a row following a five-game winning streak, falling 135-126 to the host San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.

Alexander-Walker made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 38 points in the loss, while Jalen Johnson added 26 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.

The 27-year-old Alexander-Walker is averaging 29.3 points on 56.4% shooting over his past three

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