The Hawks challenge the Knicks
Last season's two Eastern Conference dark horses, the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks, are hard to put into words this season. The Hawks only finished tenth in the East, barely retaining the playoff qualification. As for the Knicks, they are in the fourth-to-last place in the East, a gap of 5 wins from the Hawks, and with only 11 games left in the regular season, it is difficult to qualify for a play-off. For this game, the two teams met at madison Gardens.
Knicks star Randall, this game is out of the game due to injury, it is difficult to say, this is good news or bad news, after all, this season Randle's personal performance, it is really a bit miserable. Faced with such a good opportunity, can Trae Young lead the team to win the game successfully and continue to impact higher rankings?
Trae Young rules the game
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams played a perfect offense, Trae Young blasted 11 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Hunter and Gallinari also had 11 points, and the Hawks scored 30 points in a single quarter, which was good enough, but still four points behind the Knicks. Without Randall, Barrett had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-8 shooting, and Burks also had 11 points, 2 assists and 1 steal. After returning from the second quarter, the Knicks' offensive firepower began to decline, and Barrett scored 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and the team only scored 24 points.
The Hawks seized the opportunity, Trae Young shot 4 of 6, 4 of 3 three-pointers, and then took 13 points, 1 assist and 1 steal, Bogdanovic on the bench had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Hawks scored 34 points in the single quarter, and surpassed the Knicks by 64-58 at the end of halftime. In the second half, Trae Young had 14 points and 1 assist in the quarter, but the Hawks only scored 23 points, which undoubtedly gave the Knicks another chance. Barrett had nine points, one rebound and two steals, leading the team to a two-pointer over the Hawks at the end of the third quarter.
After returning from the final quarter, the Hawks completely dominated the game, Trae Young only had four shots, got 7 points and 2 assists, but Bogdanovic on the bench, bombed 13 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals. Led by the two, the Atlanta Hawks finally successfully reversed the New York Knicks 117-111, successfully sending their opponents two consecutive defeats.
The mayor of New York is back
In the past 2 games, Trae Young's state is not good, only 9 points against the Hornets, only 21 points against the Pelicans, but this game, once again to madison Garden, Yang Shaoxia once again incarnated as the mayor of New York, 25 shots 13 of 25, 15 three-point shooting 7, 12 of 14 free throws, 45 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 1 steal, is simply unstoppable. As soon as the Knicks broke out, the mayor of New York really lived up to his name, but it was certainly necessary to be greeted by the fans on the spot, but as long as the victory was in hand, everything did not matter.
32 points + 45 points! The Hawks reversed the Knicks, Trae Young broke out again, and also won the best partner. Bogdanovic played a good role as a second-in-command, shooting 11-of-20 from the field, 4-of-10 from three-point range, and had 32 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. As long as Bogdan continues this performance and joins forces with Trae Young, then the Eagles' playoffs can be said to be very promising. Barrett had 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, which was very good. Burkes also had 21 points, four assists and three steals, and Quakeley on the bench had 17 points, five rebounds and two assists.