1-4 out, for the Hawks is not a surprise, in the face of the First Heat in the East, through the playoffs to get the playoff qualification of the Hawks, it is really difficult to turn over, but what did not expect is that the Hawks in the G5 game, actually out of the Match Butler and Lowry at the same time missing the Heat, which is hard to heart, to know that the Hawks coach McMillan before the game can release a bold statement: This ball for us must win.
The Heat's defense is really good, limiting the Hawks' offensive system, McMillan was beaten in the face before the game, the game that must be won, or the opponent lacks the opportunity to be the star of the house, the Hawks are out 1-4.
Of course, MacMillan's rhetoric before the game that he must win can be understood, one is that McMillan really wants to win the game, but McMillan needs to encourage his players, and the third is that McMillan still believes that Trae Young can stand up and be as god-winning as last year's playoffs.
Last year's playoffs were also the first time Trae Young led a team to the Eastern Conference playoffs, and Trae Young played 16 games, stopping at the Eastern Conference Finals. Trae Young averaged 37.7 minutes per game, shot down 28.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 1.25 steals, shooting 42%, shooting 31% from three-point range, and shooting 87% from the free throws. No wonder the Hawks can't wait to send Trae Young a 5-year 172 million maximum salary renewal, for Trae Young's expectations, including fans, are actually very high, but Trae Young, who won the maximum salary renewal, did not lead the team to play better results in the regular season this season, if it were not for the rules of the playoffs, the Hawks would not have won this year's playoffs.
The first round of the playoffs Trae Young played 5 games, personal data compared to last year's playoffs can be called a cliff-like decline, the three shooting rates have decreased, of which the shooting rate of 32% is not as high as last year's playoff three-point shooting rate, and this year's playoffs Trae Young's three-point shooting rate of 18% is unbearable, and the free throw shooting rate of 79% is not good. Averaging 15.4 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and 6 turnovers and 2.6 fouls, it is no wonder that the Hawks coach's pre-game rhetoric was beaten in the face, Trae Young's data performance compared with last year's playoffs, the gap is too big, the Hawks want to go further it is difficult, not to mention facing the heat of the defense is excellent.