Winning two consecutive playoffs to grab a playoff spot, the Hawks were once considered to be the biggest dark horse in the Eastern Division, but in the face of the powerful Heat, they were ultimately difficult to go further, after losing the fifth game of the series 94-97 yesterday, becoming the second Eastern team to be eliminated after the Nets, which can be described as "coming and going, going in a hurry".
If the Hawks left any traces in the playoffs, I am afraid that only G3 Trae Young killed the Heat to avoid being swept away, but this game he only shot 6-of-14 and 24 points, as for other games, there are almost no highlights to speak of.
In the first game, he shot 1 of 12 and scored only 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 turnovers;
In the second game, although the efficiency of 10 shots in 20 shots was acceptable, it sent 10 mistakes, which was not worth it;
On 3-of-11 shooting in the fourth game, he had 9 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 5 turnovers.
On 2-of-12 shooting in the final game, he had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers, and was eliminated.
In the whole series, Trae Young averaged only 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game, but 6 mistakes were particularly conspicuous, you know, in the regular season, he averaged 28.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, and the three shooting rates reached 46% + 38% + 90% of the super point guard, did not expect the playoffs to become a mirror, directly let his data discount, very realistic and cruel.
From the perspective of the game scene, the Heat's defense of Trae Young is only a normal playoff level, but Trae Young himself is not ready to deal with high-intensity defense, every time he creates a shooting space, the shot is also very hasty, and the embarrassing picture of the shot smashing on the outside of the rebound, to the critical moment of chasing points, but Hunter continues to single, Trae Young can only try his best to do cover, and then stand on the side to become a spectator, the scene is very embarrassing.
Why does a quasi-superstar like Trae Young continue to be beaten to the point of not being able to take care of himself? The first is that the league has changed the rules this season, if the regular season referee will still be merciful and give some star whistles, but in the playoffs of the real knife, stars like Trae Young, who rely heavily on whistles, will immediately appear in their original form. He averaged only 6.6 free throws per game in the series, a full 1.4 fewer than last year; on the other hand, his height of only 1.85 meters and thin figure were not at all threatening in the penalty area, so every time he got a chance to shoot, he couldn't wait to shoot, but reduced the crosshairs and the stability of the shot.
At the beginning, Trae Young was regarded as Curry's successor, but now that several years have passed, what Curry can do, Trae Young has almost not done anything, the first is the outside projection that tends to be stable year by year, Curry Although there is no lack of downturn moments, but the overall shooting performance of the playoffs is still outstanding, Trae Young In comparison, the offensive end of the playoffs does not have any lethality.
Another point is the calmness that leaders should have, Curry is the top leader in history, whether it is holding the ball or not, can use the attraction to create a system shooting space, and always full of confidence in themselves and teammates, Trae Young has not seen too much leadership temperament for the time being, and it is still a long way to go to follow Curry's footsteps.
It is not difficult to find that although Trae Young is based on Curry as a template, in fact, he has been difficult to turn back on the road of "touching porcelain", Curry's real fear is not the only three-point ability in history, many NBA players can do two steps outside the three-point line direct shot hit, can be like Curry to transform the shooting threat into a system offensive bond, history is the only one.
So Trae Young's current style of play is closer to the former Harden, under the premise of unstable three-point shooting, hoping to increase scoring by foul penalties, and how the ceiling of Harden's peak period is, everyone has seen it in the past two years.
Objectively speaking, Trae Young, as the core of the Eagles' team, continues to lead the team in a single core under the existing lineup, basically has seen the ceiling, if they can't be like the original Warriors, introduce players with various functions to form a suitable tactical system, then Trae Young's talent defects will never be made up, after all, he is not Doncic or Alphabet Brother.