Trae Young leads the Hawks to go past the Brooklyn Nets
Trae Young scored 36 points as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Brooklyn Nets in a big game considering the race for the playoffs in the East.
The Atlanta Hawks led by Trae Young racked up a big win against Eastern Conference rivals Brooklyn Nets as they won the match by a score of 122-115.
This was a big win for the Hawks considering how tight is the race for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. After this win, the Hawks are now 41-37 and are the 8th seed in the East which gives them a huge boost in terms of their playoff hopes.
Trae Young led the way for his team as he scored 36 points while also dishing out 10 assists which paved the way for this big win for the Hawks against a very good time like the Brooklyn Nets.
Trae also knocked down 4 three-pointers including one dagger after which he shimmied which showed the amount of confidence this young player has in him as he looks to take his team to another appearance in the playoffs.
Kevin Durant recorded his career-high total of 55 points but it was spoiled by the Hawks who defeated the Nets in a game of such high magnitude.
Durant was absolutely unstoppable in this matchup but still, his team wants able to get the job done despite his heroics.
This loss has put the Brooklyn Nets in the play-in tournament spots and the road for them to make the playoffs has got even tougher now as they will have to beat 2 teams in two straight games to reach the playoffs.
With the way other teams who are around them are playing, it will be a very tough task for the Nets to bounce back without Ben Simmons.
The return of Ben Simmons is unclear but when he will be back this team will be a lot better and they can only hope that he returns in time for the playoffs or the play-in tournament.
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