Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young is using the Oklahoma City Thunder's success last season as personal motivation for this season.

Young, who grew up in Oklahoma and played one season at the University of Oklahoma before turning pro, was inspired by the Thunder's run to the NBA title and would like to see his Hawks follow the same script.

The teams meet on Saturday when Oklahoma City makes its only visit of the season to Atlanta. The Thunder swept both matchups last season, winning by an average of 20 points.

The Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals and became the first team in league history to play two double-overtime games to start the season. Oklahoma City defeated Houston 125-124 in double OT in the season opener on Tuesday.

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