The Hawks came on the road today to beat the Thunder 136-118 to make a three-game winning streak.
In today's game, Trae Young clocked in in the third quarter, played only 29 minutes, 13 of 24 shots, 12 of 12 three-pointers, 11 of 12 free throws, and had 41 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.
In the first half, Trae Young shot 9 of 13, 3 of 6 from three points, and 9-of-9 from the free throw line to score 30 points and six assists, the sixth time in his career that he scored 30+ at halftime (3 in the first half) and the third time this season that he scored more than 30 points at halftime.
In the first two quarters of the game, the Eagles scored more than 40 points in each quarter, scoring 42 points in the first quarter and 43 points in the second quarter. They shot 29-of-47 (62%) from the field and 12-of-19 (63%) from three-point range. The 85 points in halftime set a record for halftime scoring in Hawks history and the third-highest halftime scoring in the league this season, behind only the Hornets' 87 points (second half) and the Nets' 86 points (first half). The Hawks led the Thunder by 27 points at 85-58 at halftime, and the game basically lost suspense.
For Trae Young, the game was his fifth 50+ since the All-Star, the most in the league. So far this season, Trae Young has also scored 40+ 10 times, equalizing Embiid and tied for first place in the league.
So far in his career, Trae Young has scored 40+ 26 times, which is the sixth in history among all under-24 players, and the top 5 are Rick Barry (35 times), McAdoo (32 times), Chamberlain (32 times), Jordan (31 times) and James (27 times).
It is worth mentioning that Trae Young is only one chance to equal James. With the Hawks still five games left this season, Trae Young has a chance to tie or even overtake James. If he doesn't get another 40+ in the remaining 5 games, Trae Young won't be able to surpass James because he will be 24 next season.
After cutting 40+ today, Trae Young's total score this season also came to 1970 points, just overtaking DeRozan (1969 points), temporarily rising to the first place in the league, and is expected to become the first player to score 2,000 points this season. In addition, Trae Young's total assists this season are as high as 673, ranking first in the league, and Paul is second with 646.
While Trae Young's points per game and assists per game are not the highest in the league, his total points and total assists are ranked first in the league, which is still remarkable, which also shows that his attendance rate this season is high. Indeed, Trae Young has only missed 6 games so far this season.