On January 4, Beijing time, the Eagles lost to the Blazers 131-136 on the road, and Trae Young, who had 56 points and 14 assists, could not stop the Blazers who broke out many young players and became the "Air Slash emperor". However, Trae Young set several new records in this game.
In this game, Trae Young only played 37 minutes, hit 17 of 26 shots, and shot 65.4% from the field, including 7 shots from 12 shots outside the three-point line, all 15 free throws, 56 points, 4 rebounds and 14 assists, points and assists are far ahead of the players in the field, and the team's high +10 plus-minus also proves that his super data content is not low.
So far this season, only four people in the league have scored 50+ points in a single game in the regular season, and the previous record for the highest single-game scoring by a player this season was 51 points set by Kevin Durant in the Nets' victory over the Pistons on December 12, 2021, so that Trae Young set a new record for the highest single-game scoring by an NBA player this season and the first player to score 55+ in a single game.
It also set a new NBA record for the highest single-game scoring record in Trae Young' NBA, which was previously 50 points, which he earned in the Hawks' victory over the Heat on February 20, 2020, and now he has raised his NBA career single-game scoring record by six points.
Although Trae Young is still a bit away from the Hawks' all-time record for the highest single-game scoring in the regular season, after Houston and Dominic Wilkins both scored 57 points in a single game in the regular season for the Hawks, Trae Young became the first player in the Hawks' history to score 55+ in a single game since February 1986, and Trae Young was also the first player in Hawks history to score 50+ points in a single game and also deliver 10+ assists.
In the long history of the NBA, only 5 players have scored 55+ points in a single game in the regular season and can also deliver 10+ assists, namely Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook and James Harden, and now the young Trae Young stands with these NBA historical superstars. It is worth mentioning that Harden is the only player in NBA history who has received such data more than once, and has received such data 3 times in the regular season.
As the no. 5 pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, Trae Young was once inseparable from the same year's Luka Doncic, but it is an indisputable fact that Trae Young, who has already participated in the divisional finals, has gradually thrown off doncic who is not restrained enough. So far this season, Trae Young has further grown, shooting percentage, three-point shooting rate, three-point shooting rate and average assists per game and many other data have refreshed their NBA career highs, and the future of this 23-year-old is worth looking forward to!