They had a lot of help from their friends. Trae Young and the rookies didn’t win the game by themselves though. He looked like a combination of both star guards he’s compared to, Steve Nash and Stephen Curry. Trae shot a blistering 13-23 from the field and made 6-14 shots from the land beyond. Trae Young’s final historic stat line was 35 points, 11 assists, two rebounds, one steal, and one turnover. We spotlighted the showdown in our matchups to watch prior to the season. Colin Sexton finished with an unattractive stat line of four points, two rebounds, two assists, zero steals, two turnovers and four fouls. The NBA matchup was a different story, as Young was able to blow by Sexton at will, often causing him to reach and foul. Sexton and his Alabama Crimson Tide won that battle against Trae Young and his Oklahoma Sooners. This was a rematch from a game in college that featured the NCAA’s two best point guards. Most of the damage Trae did in this game was against Colin Sexton. Young added 5 more points and two more assist in the quarter, to top off his historic night. The Hawks blew the game open in the fourth quarter outscoring the Cavaliers 41 to 25. The Hawks lead the contest 92 to 86 at the end of the third quarter. Young handed out five assists in the quarter and scored nine points.īetween points and assists, Trae accounted for 68 percent of the Atlanta Hawks third quarter scoring. He took advantage of the fact Cleveland’s defense began to key on him, and began to get his teammates even more involved. Trae Young dominated the third quarter as well. The Atlanta Hawks overcame a 15 point deficit in the quarter, to take a four point lead into the locker room at halftime, led by Trae’s barrage. Young nailed three baskets from beyond the arch in the period. He caught fire and scored 18 points as well as dropped two nice assists to center Alex Len. The second quarter saw Trae Young assert himself into the action. The turnover amazingly would be Young’s only turnover for the game. The lone assist was a spectacular lob to Alex Poythress. Trae Young started the game slow, going 1-3 from the field, with just three points, one assists and one turnover in the first quarter. Trae Young yesterday became the 5th rookie with at least 35 points and 10 assists in a game over the last 25 seasons, joining Steph Curry, LeBron James, Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd. He became the first NBA player to ever score 35 plus points, and dish ten plus assists in his first three games. He was phenomenal showing of an array of dribbling moves, precision passing and accurate shooting. Trae Young was the star of the show however. The future was certainly on display last night, as all three rookies played very well. He shot an incredibly efficient 6-8 and made 4-5 from downtown. He poured in 17 points for the Atlanta Hawks. Rookie Omari Spellman also had a first, with his first double-digit scoring NBA game. Huerter made three of five three-point attempts. He also added four assists, two steals, and zero turnovers in 23 minutes. The Red Mamba barely missed his first career double-double, scoring nine points. Speaking of rookie Kevin Huerter, he recorded his first double-digit rebound game with ten. Young also played on the floor with fellow rookies Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman for the first time, as the Hawks went on a huge run, outscoring the Cavaliers by 18 points. Rookie first round draft pick Trae Young put on a sensational performance, notching is first career double-double. Congratulations are in order for new Hawks Head Coach Lloyd Pierce, on his first win as a National Basketball Association Head Coach. It was a game of first for the Atlanta Hawks. The win snapped an early two game losing streak. The victory 22 point victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers marks the Atlanta Hawks first win of the 2018-19 season. It was an exciting night for the new era of Atlanta Hawks basket ball as there were many first for the Hawks on Sunday. Young got the best of his college nemesis on the court, and the win column as the Hawks won 133-111. By Jordan Jackson 4 years ago Trae Young matched up with a familiar foe when the Atlanta Hawks played visited the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.
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