On March 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In today's East Focus game, the Knicks welcomed the Hawks at home. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Hawks finally defeated the Knicks 117:111, and the record became 36-36, continuing to rank 10th in the East.
Since the two teams met in the first round of the playoffs last season, the two teams have become outright enemies, and the Eagles' star Trae Young has become a "public enemy" in New York. Before today's game, CBS Sports asked: "Which photo of a player is the coolest you've ever seen?" The Hawks official tweeted and posted a picture of Trae Young bowing at the Knicks home. The scene came during last season's playoffs, when Trae Young hit a long-range three-pointer and helped the Hawks eventually eliminate the Knicks 4-1.
In today's game, Trae Young once again played a good performance. Throughout the game, Trae Young played 40 minutes, shooting 13-of-25, 7-of-15 from three-point range and 12-of-14 from the free throw line, for a total of 45 points and eight assists. In the final moments of the game, Trae Young scored 7 consecutive points to kill the suspense of the game.
Before the end of the first quarter, Trae Young contributed one of the best goals of the game. At that time, the Hawks only had 0.6 seconds left to attack and could only serve from the back. The Hawks sent out a long pass, and Trae Young jumped up to receive the ball and completed the empty basket. Then Trae Young domineeringly signaled the Madison Square Garden audience to shut up!
In today's game, Trae Young created a series of miracles, as follows:
1. Trae Young has scored at least 20 points in the first half 12 times this season, tied with Embiid and Booker as the most in the league.
2. Trae Young scored 30+ in a single game for the 29th time this season, ranking 4th in the NBA, only in 33 games for Embiid, 32 for James, and 30 for Alphabet Brother.
3. This is the 14th time this season that Trae Young has hit at least five three-pointers in a single game.
4. Trae Young scored 30+ in 4 consecutive games (regular season + playoffs) in the Knicks' home game of Madison Square Garden! Second only to Abdul-Jabbar (5 games), the second longest number of consecutive scoring by away players since the stadium was built in 1968!
5. This is Trae Young's 9th time this season that he has scored a 40+
According to the schedule, the Hawks will challenge the Pistons back-to-back tomorrow away, and they will continue to fight to win in order to consolidate the rankings.