![]() "We've been fighting all year and this team never gives up, no matter what the score is throughout the game. "We've been fighting all year," Young said. In the end, shoulder taped up and all, Young helped the Hawks come back from their largest deficit in a playoff game in the past 25 seasons. His scoring average (28.3 points per game) is sixth best for a player in his first nine playoff games, and his assist average (10.7) is fifth best in that same stretch. ![]() Monday was just a continuation of what has been a historic start to Young's playoff career. And his 18 assists were tied for the second most in a playoff game in Hawks history, joining Mookie Blaylock, Spud Webb and Doc Rivers, who actually holds the team's playoff record for assists in a game with 22.Īnd while Young's shot wasn't falling early, he still managed to become just the sixth player in NBA history to score at least 20 points in each of his first nine playoff games, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27), LeBron James (19), Anthony Davis (16), George Gervin (12) and Derrick Coleman (10), according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Young had 34 assist opportunities, the most in a playoff game since 2014. They were just forcing me to really just give up the ball." Now it's all about making the right play and the open pass. "They are doing a lot of hedging and trapping," Young said. He said dishing the ball out more wasn't because of the shoulder injury, but because of what Philadelphia's defense was sending at him. Young's 18 assists were a career playoff high. I gotta be better at knocking down my shots." Knowing it was kind of sore, I was trying to work it out and keep it warm throughout the game. "It wasn't bothering me," Young said of his shoulder. He finished the game 6-of-8 from the line, including hitting a pair with 6.6 seconds left to push Atlanta's lead to three. They were the only free throws Young ended up missing, though. According to Elias Sports Bureau data, it was just the fifth time this season - regular season or playoffs - that Young missed both attempts on a two-shot foul out of 244 chances. Young, an 88.6% free throw shooter in the regular season and 92.1% in the playoffs entering Monday, missed both free throws. With 5 minutes, 5 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Young drew a foul on Sixers center Joel Embiid but slammed his shoulder into him in the process. He started the game by missing all five of his shots in the first quarter, including three 3-point attempts. ![]() Like throughout the season, as Young heated up, so did the Hawks. But some of those same shots he missed in the first half, he started to knock down in the second half." He missed some shots, and it could've been the shoulder - I really don't know. His shot started to eventually fall for him. I thought he established that tempo early in the game. I thought he established the tempo that we needed to get a win tonight. "He was missing some shots that he normally makes, and the ball wouldn't fall for him," McMillan said. Young said he first hurt the shoulder in Game 3 on Friday, but noted: "I wasn't gonna tell nobody anyways other than the training staff" because he was adamant he would play in Game 4. He was not listed on the injury report prior to Game 4. It wasn't Young's most efficient game - he was 8-of-26 from the field - but he still finished with 25 points and 18 assists as Atlanta rallied from as many as 18 points down in the first half and 13 down at the break, marking the largest halftime deficit the Hawks have overcome in the playoffs since 1963, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. Young followed through by leading the Hawks to a 103-100 win against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Young said McMillan gave him a look at the start of the game, but noted: "I told him we're good. When Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young took off his warm-up prior to Game 4 on Monday night, he revealed a little surprise - his right shoulder had elastic therapeutic tape on it.Ĭoach Nate McMillan told reporters he wasn't aware of any injury to his star player prior to tipoff. Trae Young leads Atlanta Hawks past Philadelphia 76ers, says taped-up shoulder just fine ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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