It was a shame that the Hawks were reversed by the Suns after a 40-27 single-quarter score in the third quarter and a 12-point lead in the game, but Trae Young, who scored 31 points and 13 assists against Chris Paul, could still leave with his head held high. This is the 32nd regular season game in Trae Young's NBA career to get 30+ points and 10+ assists, what is the concept of such performance in NBA history?
This season's new NBA rules have obviously limited players from committing fouls, and the data of the "porcelain" big players this season has declined significantly, except for James Harden, it is Trae Young. So far this season, Trae Young has only averaged 23.3 points per game from 41.0 percent shooting and 28.6 percent from three-point range, dropping from more than 8.5 in previous two seasons to just 5.8 this season. However, as the season deepens, Trae Young is gradually adapting to the new NBA rules, and he has made no less than 5 free throw shots in the last 4 regular season games, scoring more than 20 points, which is much stronger than Harden's only 1 free throw shot in 9 regular season games so far this season.
It's a shame the Hawks lost to the Suns by 4 points with a 12-point lead at one point, but it's a huge positive for the Hawks to find the feeling they once had. In this game, facing Paul, one of the best defensive All-Star point guards in NBA history, Trae Young shot 10 of 23 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, 8 free throw opportunities and 7 shots, 31 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists, compared with Paul's 16 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists in 35 minutes of playing time.
This is just the first time this season that Trae Young has scored 30+ points and 10+ assists in the regular season, which seems mediocre, but only three people in the league have received such data in the regular season this season, except for Trae Young, only LeBron James and Morant have performed once each, even Russell Westbrook and Luka Doncic have never had such data so far this season.
This is the 32nd regular season game of Trae Young's NBA career to score 30+ points and 10+ assists. John Stockton, who holds the NBA's all-time record for multiple assists, has only had 8 regular-season games in his 19-year NBA career, Bob Cucy, the second-most assisted in NBA history, has only received such data in 24 regular season games, and "Glove" Gary Payton has only scored 30+ and 10+ assists in 23 regular season games.
Trae Young has scored 30+ points and 10+ assists in 32 regular season games, and can rank 17th in the long history of the NBA, behind James Harden, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and Damian Lillard among the NBA players. It is worth mentioning that as the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft No. 5 show, Trae Young has ushered in the fourth season of his NBA career, and has only participated in a total of 214 regular season games so far.
A lot of people are touting Luka Doncic, who entered the NBA in the same year as Trae Young, but don't forget that Trae Young's personal data is not bad compared to Doncic, not to mention that Trae Young has led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals stage with an absolute lead last season and played six games with the final championship winner. Although Trae Young has not yet played the three-point performance that many people expect from Curry, he is already stronger than Curry in some aspects, such as passing.