He is their deadliest 3-point shooter, averaging 3.3 3-pointers made per game at 43.8% from behind the arc.īogdanovic’s health and availability will be crucial for the Hawks as the Bucks have a tendency to give up the 3-ball rather easily. The Serbian swingman has enjoyed a career season with the Hawks and has been one of their most consistent options on offense. One major setback for the Hawks has been Bogdan Bogdanovic’s injury status.
Both came up with very timely offensive rebounds and baskets in the fourth quarter of Game 1. Their big men duo of Collins and Capela need to be applauded for their efforts on crashing the boards and finishing at the rim with all the opportunities that Young presents them. If the defender stayed with him, he would draw a foul or find Clint Capela or John Collins for an easy basket. When the Bucks tried go under the screens, Young would hit them with a quick 3-pointer. Young continuously abused the Bucks with floaters in the pick-and-roll game when the Bucks ran drop coverage and kept Brook Lopez or Bobby Portis close to the basket. The Bucks could not do anything to stop him.
Young was been battling a sore shoulder, and it visibly affected his shooting performance in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals as he went 5-for-23 (21.7%) from the field, but he looked perfectly fine in Game 1 on Wednesday. He has relished in his role as a “villain” and continues to shush opposing crowds, while dominating with his clutch performances. Young has been one of the league’s breakout stars during this playoff run. Credit coach Nate McMillan for coming in mid-season and leading this team to such a dramatic turnaround. Every time the Bucks seemed like they were about to pull away, the Hawks would answer back. Can the Hawks pull off another upset, or will the Bucks bounce back in Game 2?Ĭlaim Offers Now Hawks & Trae Young are Relentless The line for Friday opened up as with the Bucks as 7.5-point favorites and the total at 226.5. Young has done it again with a 48-point performance and several dazzling assists in front of another hostile crowd and shimmied his way to lead the Hawks to an incredible 6-2 road playoff record.
TRAE YOUNG SHUSH SERIES
They have now won Game 1 on the road in each of three series this postseason. The gutsy Hawks won Game 1 outright against the Bucks as eight-point underdogs. After defeating the championship-favorite Brooklyn Nets in their grueling seven-game battle, this team now seems destined to win the championship.
The Milwaukee Bucks have suffered consecutive, heartbreaking playoff exits in the two previous seasons. Trae Young continues to silence all of his doubters, as they just eliminated top-seeded Philadelphia in a seven-game dogfight of a series. If they make it, it will be their first time in the Finals since their franchise moved to Atlanta (from St. 5 seed marches forward on their road to the NBA Finals. Philly improved to 36-22, and Atlanta dropped to 17-42.The Atlanta Hawks’ underdog story continues as the No. Capela has yet to make his debut with Atlanta since being traded from the Houston Rockets earlier this month. The Hawks, meanwhile, were without guard DeAndre' Bembry (abdomen) and center Clint Capela (heel). This isn’t a day-to-day injury Simmons will miss time. Adrian Wojnarowski Sources: Sixers star Ben Simmons is still undergoing treatment and evaluation on his back and there’s expected to be a course of action decided upon soon.
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