The Hawks take on the Hornets
The Brooklyn Nets locked in seventh place in the East, meaning there is only one playoff spot left, and the Cavaliers and Hornets and Eagles will fight for this last spot. The Cavaliers will be waiting at home, the winner of the battle between the Hornets and hawks. The Hawks are in ninth place in the East, so they will have home-court advantage in this play-off against the Hornets. Although winning this game does not win a playoff spot, once lost, the hope of the playoffs is dashed.
The Hawks have Trae Young, which is their biggest reliance, and this season, Trae Young's total number of points and assists has led the league, which is undoubtedly a great achievement. As for the Hornets, they also have a talented guard, that is, Lamelo Ball. The match between Trae Young and Bauer is undoubtedly the highlight of this game.
Crazy pack sandwich Trey Young
At the start of the first quarter, the Hornets went crazy packing Trey Young, and overall, it was a good decision. Trae Young only had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-9 shooting, but it didn't matter, Hult had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Capela had 8 points and 6 rebounds, the team still got 32 points in a single quarter, while the Hornets only scored 23 points, of which Ball was 3 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 6-of-6 shooting. After returning from the second quarter, Ball hit two three-pointers and had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Washington also had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
The Hornets regained their offensive crosshairs, scoring 29 points in a single quarter, while the Hawks scored just 28 points and Trae Young was four points, one rebound and four assists on 2-of-4 shooting. So, at the end of the half, the Hawks were still 60-52 ahead of the Hornets by eight points. In the second half, the Eagles completely broke out, Trae Young bombed 14 points, 4 assists and 1 block, Hunter shot 7 of 8, but also 16 points and 4 rebounds, the Eagles bombed 42 points in a single quarter, the Hornets only scored 24 points, so the two teams directly came to 26 points, and the game lost suspense.
Such an important play-off, the Hornets are not willing to give up, after returning from the last quarter, Ball took 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and Rochelle also had 7 points and 1 assist, but Bridges threw braces at the fans, was expelled, lost and lost. In the end, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-103 to win the playoffs, and then challenged the Cleveland Cavaliers to compete for the eighth place in the East.
Thomas Jr. was deprecated
After the game, Trae Young looked around, showing the domineering spirit of the king, and jordan, the owner of the Hornets, had no choice but to quit, and the team once again missed the playoffs. Lamelo Bauer had 26 points, five rebounds and eight assists, Rochelle had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Washington had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, and Bridges was expelled with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. As for Thomas Jr., he only played five minutes in the second quarter, with 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 1-of-4 shooting, and then was discarded and did not get any more playing time.
Last season's Eastern Conference runner-up, the Atlanta Hawks once again showed their fangs. Trae Young faced the crazy bag, still got 24 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, Hunter became a surprise soldier, also had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Gallinari 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, capela was 15 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, plus or minus the first place in the team. Schult also had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Bogdanovic on the bench had 13 points, two rebounds and one assist. The Hawks delivered 31 assists, compared to the Hornets with just 22. Defeating the opponent in the way that the opponent is best at is undoubtedly the most helpless thing for the opponent.