The Hawks today won 117-111 on the road to the Knicks.
In today's game, Trae Young played quite well, playing 39 minutes and shooting 13-of-25, including 7-of-15 three-pointers and 12-of-14 from the free throw line, with 45 points and eight assists.
At the end of the first half, Trae Young played 20 minutes, shooting 7-of-14, 4-of-8 from three-point range and 6-of-8 from the free throw line, and had already scored 24 points and five assists, the 12th time this season that Trae Young scored at least 20 points in the first half, tied for first place in the league with Embiid and Booker.
In addition, today's game is also Trae Young's 29th single-game 30+ this season, which can rank fourth in the league, only 33 games for Embiid, 32 games for James and 30 games for Alphabet Brother. It was also Trae Young's ninth 40+ of the season, behind Embiid (10 times) in the league.
It is worth mentioning that Trae Young has been away to Madison in the past three times, averaging 32.7 points and 8.7 assists per game, shooting 38.1% from three-point range, 9.3 free throws, shooting 89.3%, and has always been excellent.
Counting today's game, Trae Young has scored 30+ in four consecutive games (regular season + playoffs) at Madison Square Garden, the second longest record for 30+ consecutive scoring by an away player since the stadium was built in 1968, behind Only Abdul-Jabbar (5 consecutive games).
Trae Young's 45 points tonight also tied the all-time scoring record set by Wilkins at Madison Square Garden, where he scored 45 points on January 18, 1988.
Since playing a series with the Knicks in the playoffs last season, Trae Young can be said to have become enemies with the Knicks, especially Knicks fans, but Trae Young can play a very good performance at the Knicks home every time and lead the team to win, which is remarkable, and it also makes the Knicks fans very helpless.