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Hawks' Trae Young Says He Was 'Letting My Team Down' in 1st Half of Win vs. Cavs
April 16, 2022
Trae Young scored 32 second-half points en route to leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 107-101 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the play-in tournament on Friday.
It was a stark contrast from his first half, when he shot 3-of-11 for six points alongside four turnovers.
After the game, Young spoke with ESPN's Lisa Salters about how he felt following his first-half performance.
He certainly made up for it in the second half, scoring 16 points in each quarter. Young notably scored the Hawks' final 12 third-quarter points in the last two minutes of the frame.
NBA @NBATrae Young got hot to end Q3 of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MetaQuestPlayIn?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MetaQuestPlayIn</a><br><br>🧊 12 straight points<br>🧊 16 points in Q3<br>🧊 22 points in the game<br><br>Start of Q4 on ESPN <a href="https://t.co/aRgVA7jgeK">pic.twitter.com/aRgVA7jgeK</a>
He kept it up in the fourth, with this shot from the Cavs' logo giving the Hawks a 100-94 advantage:
The Cavs scored five straight in response, but Young hit a floater to put the Hawks back up three:
He then helped close the game out with free throws to send the Hawks to Miami for their first-round playoff series against the top-seeded Heat.
