After a difficult start to the series, Trae Young mounted the pressure with the two games in Atlanta. For this Game 5 in Boston, without Dejounte Murray suspended, the playmaker still had to go one step further to allow his team to continue dreaming.
The Celtics were in control for three quarters, then as their lead was substantial in the last act (13 points), the 2022 finalists were enough. Opposite, Young pulled out all the stops late in the game with 16 points, including 14 in the last 200 seconds. “He carried us in the last quarter”rejoices Quin Snyder for theAJC.
He’s the one who killed Boston. In the last two minutes, he notably scored two free throws under the public’s “Fuck Trae Young”. A noisy opponent that the playmaker knows well since he had been heckled by fans at Madison Square Garden in 2021.
“Ice Trae”, the air conditioner
“In this series against the Knicks, they were starting in the first quarter,” does he call back NBC Sports. “There, it was different. When people do that, I see total respect because they don’t do it for everyone. »
Finally, there is this decisive shot when Boston leads by one point with seven seconds remaining. Young draws to 3-pts, from afar, against Jaylen Brown. It falls in. “I just had to trust what I’ve done all my life. I had to shoot with confidence”comments the All-Star.
The Hawks win at the finish and Young finishes with 38 points at 14/33 in shooting and 13 assists. Atlanta is saved and the star immediately thought of Dejounte Murray, the great absentee of the evening. “I called him on FaceTime as soon as I entered the locker room”he tells ESPN. “I told him before the game that we were going to win so he could play in Atlanta. »
Trae Young stronger than Boston and Janet Jackson
It will be Thursday evening at the State Farm Arena and this Game 6 even upsets the programming of the hall since a concert by Janet Jackson was scheduled for April 27. It is therefore postponed to the next day to make way for the Hawks who will want to snatch a Game 7.
“We are always on the verge of elimination”warns the hero of the evening. “If we lose, we’re out. So we have to keep the same energy and be ready at home. »
| Trae Young | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 81 | 31 | 41.8 | 32.4 | 82.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 19.1 |
| 2019-20 | ATL | 60 | 35 | 43.7 | 36.1 | 86.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 29.6 |
| 2020-21 | ATL | 63 | 34 | 43.8 | 34.3 | 88.6 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 25.3 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 76 | 35 | 46.0 | 38.2 | 90.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 28.4 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 73 | 35 | 42.9 | 33.5 | 88.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 26.2 |
| Total | 353 | 34 | 43.7 | 35.1 | 87.6 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 25.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
