On March 14, Beijing time, the Atlanta Hawks narrowly defeated the Indiana Pacers 131-128. In this campaign, Trae Young's performance was extremely outstanding, he played 36 minutes, 13 of 20 shots, cut 47 points, 3 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals.
First, Trae Young surpassed Maddy as the sixth-most 40+ player to score 23+ years of age. The top five are Rick Barry (35), Chamberlain (32), Bob McAdoo (32), Jordan (31) and James (27).
Second, this is the seventh time this season that Trae Young has scored 40+ points.
Third, it was the 23rd time in his career that Trae Young scored a 40+ point, second only to dominic Wilkins and Bob Petit in Hawks history.
Fourth, the 47 points of this game are Trae Young's second-highest single-game scores since this season.
Fifth, under Trae Young, the Hawks originally had a home record of only 1 win and 17 losses this season, but then they won 13 home games, which is also the most home wins in NBA history since 1 win and 17 losses at home. In the last 5 home games, the Hawks have won. It is worth mentioning that the Hawks have won 13 of their last 15 home games.
Currently, the Hawks are ninth in the East with a 33-34 loss, just 1.5 wins behind the Nets.