The Hawks beat the Suns 124-115 at home today, ending the Suns' 11-game winning streak. After today's game, the Eagles' record has also come to 25-26, the winning percentage is about to reach 50%, and the ranking has also risen to the tenth place in the East, close to the top eight.
In today's game, Trae Young was very powerful, playing 35 minutes and shooting 16 of 25, including 6 of 11 three-pointers and 5 of 7 from the free throw line, with 43 points and 5 assists. It was Trae Young's fourth single-game 40+ this season, third in the league, behind Embiid (6) and Curry (6) and Alphabet Brother (5).
On the Suns side, Booker played 38 minutes, shooting 13-of-27, including 1-of-8 from three-point range and 5-of-7 from the free throw line, scoring 32 points and 3 assists. Paul played 39 minutes, shooting 7-of-14 and scoring 18 points, 4 rebounds and 12 assists.
Bridges played 40 minutes, shooting 9-of-17, and scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, which was his third consecutive game of 20+, and in the previous two games, Bridges set a new season high in two consecutive games.
Just before today's game, the NBA unveiled an All-Star bench lineup, with Paul and Booker both selected. This is actually expected, because the Suns have a record of ranking first in the league. Paul and Booker, the Suns' two core players, are legitimately selected as All-Stars, and many people think they should be selected as starters, but the competition in the Western Conference backcourt is too fierce.
The Suns have two All-Stars, the Hawks have All-Stars, and they're all-star starts. Although the Hawks haven't had a very good record this season, Trae Young managed to make the All-Star starter because of his great performances this season, as evidenced by today's game.
Trae Young slashed 40+ to end the Suns' 11-game winning streak, and it seems that an All-Star starter can stand up to two All-Star benches. In terms of personal performance, Trae Young is indeed better than paul and Booker, he can average 28 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists per game this season, and while averaging higher than Booker, he also averaged not much less assists per game than Paul. Trae Young is also the only player this season to rank in the league in terms of points and assists per game.
It's just a pity that the Eagles' record is not very powerful, otherwise with the performance of Trae Young, the all-star starter is of course not to say, and it is possible to compete for MVP.