The Atlanta Hawks traveled to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in a huge game. Both teams lost their first NBA Play-In game earlier in the week. This second Play-In game was a must-win for the eighth and final seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Atlanta Hawks made a valiant comeback and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-101. Hawks’ Head Coach Nate McMillan had strong praise for his leader on the court, Trae Young.
“Trae has a great deal of confidence in his game, his ability and he continued to believe,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. “I didn’t see any panic in his play. He came out in the second half, remained aggressive. Those shots started to fall, the same shots that he was taking the first half, they started to fall in the second half.”
Trae Young played a great game for the Atlanta Hawks to lift them to victory and to the NBA Playoffs. Young scored 38 points on 13-for-25 shooting from the field. 32 of Young’s 38 points were scored in the second half. Young knocked down 4-for-11 from behind the three-point line. Young also grabbed three rebounds and dished out nine assists in 40 minute of play.
More Hawks Contributions
- Danilo Gallinari scored 14 points and grabbed three rebounds.
- Kevin Huerter scored 13 points, grabbed two rebounds, and dished out two assists.
- DeAndre Hunter scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out two assists.
The Atlanta Hawks now travel to Miami to face the Miami Heat in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Game one will tip-off Sunday, 4/17 at 1 pm Eastern from FTX Arena.
