The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Atlanta Hawks 113-105 at home to achieve the third straight win on Saturday, extending the Hawks' losing streak to four. The Hornets' first-year rookie guard LaMelo Ball dropped 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists at 19 years and 140 days, becoming the youngest to post a triple-double in NBA history.

It took Ball only 10 games to get the first triple-double in his career, 10 games earlier than Kemba Walker and the fastest in Hornets history.

"I live my life and I know what I'm capable of, so stuff like this doesn't move me like that. I know that's supposed to happen," said Ball after the game.

"A 19-year-old rookie does not look like this. This is rare what you're seeing," said Hornets head coach James Borrego.

"He's a tall PG who can pass, can rebound and he's a smart player. Things are going to become even easier for him in this league as he plays more and more games," said Hawks guard Trae Young.

Compared with Ball, Young was totally not himself at all at Spectrum Center on Saturday as he went 5-19 in field goals and missed all five triple attempts to get only 15 points. According to Chris Kirschner and Sam Amick of The Athletic, the Hawks starting power forward John Collins criticized Young's way of running the team's offense at a film session after they lost to the Hornets 102-94 on Wednesday. It seems at least at the moment, the Hawks still have quite a lot to work on before rebranding themselves as a playoff contender.

Other games on Saturday (away teams come first):

Denver Nuggets 115-103 Philadelphia 76ers

The 76ers had to host the Nuggets at Wells Fargo Center without any of their top three players – Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris. Therefore, it's no surprise the home team lost to the Nuggets for which Nikola Jokic scored 15 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists.

However, the 76ers had a happy surprise when they watched first-year guard Tyrese Maxey claim 39 points, seven rebounds and six assists without stepping onto the free throw line even once. As the 21st selection from the University of Kentucky, 20-year-old Maxey is seen as the second scoring option off the bench after Shake Milton. If he continues such incredible performance, Maxey should be able to play a bigger role in the team.

The other memorable moment on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center belonged to Dwight Howard who scored 11 rebounds, surpassing Hakeem Olajuwon (13,748) to rank 13th (13,759) on the NBA all-time rebounds leaders table. Howard's next target is Wes Unseld (13,769) who is only 10 rebounds away.

Phoenix Suns 125-117 Indiana Pacers

The upsetting loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday did not demoralize the Suns at all. Having witnessed six of their players reach double-digit points at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the Suns returned to the leading position in the Western Conference in less than 24 hours. Though Mikal Bridges had court-high 34 points, 35-year-old Chris Paul is the true spine of the team. Under his guidance, the Suns delivered 33 assists with only two turnovers, matching the best team record in league history. Paul contributed 10 assists and one turnover himself.

Despite the loss, the Pacers saw their All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis extend his consecutive double-double record to nine games. The 24-year-old dropped 28 points, 22 rebounds while going 8-13 in the third quarter to get 20+9.

Miami Heat 128-124 Washington Wizards

When the two teams finished Q1, the score was 47-44 (Heat leading). The Wizards have been known for their poor defense but the Heat, which made the Finals last season partly for their tough defense, had no excuse for allowing their opponents to enjoy the free scoring buffet.

Perhaps it was Tyler Herro's excellent offensive work that gave the Heat confidence to go defenseless on the floor. Though he could not find the hoop from downtown, Herro still got career-high 31 points to help his team win.

Both Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal sat on Saturday's game but that did not stop the Wizards from fighting till the last minute. Having trailed by 24 points at most in Q3, the Wizards launched desperate counter strike in Q4 and narrowed the score difference down to five points before Bam Adebayo secured the win for the Heat by making a free throw.

Cleveland Cavaliers 90-100 Milwaukee Bucks

Despite the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks did not have much difficulty beating the Cavaliers at home. Khris Middleton scored 26 points and seven assists to lead the Bucks to victory.

Andre Drummond again posted a big double-double of 26 points and 24 rebounds. Nonetheless but none of the Cavaliers, including Drummond, reached 50 percent in field goals.

San Antonio Spurs 125-122 Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns came back for the Timberwolves after rest for six games. Putting down 25 points and 13 rebounds was his average game but not good enough to stop his team from suffering the seventh loss in a row.

Of course, it's not Towns who should be responsible for Saturday's loss – Anthony Edwards was. The 19-year-old first selection faced open basket when the Timberwolves trailed by only three points in the last seven seconds of overtime. Instead of getting two easy points, Edwards chose to pass the ball to the 3-point line and was intercepted by LaMarcus Aldridge.

It's a painfully wrong decision but an unavoidable part of growth for Edwards.

Orlando Magic 98-112 Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic had to lead an incomplete squad of the Mavericks to host the Magic at American Airlines Center because Josh Richardson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Jalen Brunson were quarantined. Though Doncic managed to claim his second triple-double this season, he was struggling with his touch the whole time.

Fortunately for the Mavericks, Tim Hardaway Jr. stood out to go 8-13 from the arc and put down court-high 36 points. Though Nikola Vucevic had 30 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic, his efforts did not save the team from their second straight loss.

Portland Trail Blazers 125-99 Sacramento Kings

Allowing 144 points in their Friday loss against the Toronto Raptors apparently was not bad enough to wake up the Kings because they watched the Trail Blazers get 125 points at Golden 1 Center in less than 24 hours.

However, considering it was Marven Bagley III and Hassan Whiteside the team had under the hoop, you really cannot expect much of the Kings defensively. For whatever reasons the team had for their faith in Bagley, they should ditch it.

C.J. McCollum again shined on the court with his amazing shooting. Having gone 13-22, including 6-11 in triples to get 33 points, McCollum already buried 44 triples in the first nine games of the season. The other one who has done that is Stephen Curry.