This season's performance of Trae Young, to be honest, is not enough to be the strength of a superstar. The playoffs are the best verification of a player's strength, after all, the defensive intensity is far from unconventional games, many NBA Hall of Fame stars, in the playoffs have a very good performance, key moments can withstand huge pressure, lead the team forward, this is a superstar must have the strength.
However, on April 23, Beijing time, the Hawks home game against the Heat, Trae Young stood up at a key moment in the game, and the final kill helped the team to get the first victory of the playoffs. The Hawks eventually came back 111-110, beating the Heat to pull back a set and rewrite the score to 1-2. In this game, Trae Young had 24 points and eight assists, Borgdan had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Hunter had 17 points, and White had 13 points and 5 rebounds. In the first quarter, the two teams did not pull apart the score, Butler scored consecutive points, the first quarter of the game heat 24-22 lead two points. It wasn't until the end of the third quarter that the Heat led by eight points at 85-77.
The fourth quarter was crucial, the Heat led the Hawks by 14 points, and thought the game would end like this, but the Hawks played a 10-2 offensive wave, gradually narrowing the point difference. In the final critical moment, Tucker hit a three-pointer to help the Heat lead the Hawks by one point, but Trae Young threw a cross-cut, Butler missed the kill, and the Eagles eventually defeated the Heat. On the Heat side, Hiro had 24 points and 7 rebounds, Butler had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Stroth had 20 points. It is worth mentioning that Lowry withdrew due to injury in this game, and whether the next game can come back depends on the official news, which is also a big blow to the Heat.
Trae Young's performance in this game is still more satisfactory to the fans, although entering the playoffs, the outside world will inevitably have a lot of criticism of his voices, thinking that the performance of Trae Young in the playoffs is really not flattering, but this game, the key moment is not soft, with his own personal ability to help the team win, but also let Trae Young find a lot of confidence. Today, Trae Young is also the absolute core of the Hawks, and among the new generation of rising stars, Trae Young is also one of them, including people like Doncic, Morant and others, who have performed very well in the season.
In any case, Trae Young also responded to those questioning voices today, and winning the game is the best response. Now the Hawks have pulled back a city, but this series is still very difficult, the Heat have Adebayo this barrier on the inside line, the Hawks side of the key interior line Capela is absent due to injury, for the Hawks, it is not easy to beat the Heat in the East, perhaps the Hawks will inevitably be eliminated in the end, but for Trae Young, this will also make him grow faster.