Worn by Trae Young, the Hawks join the Heat in the playoffs! – BasketUSA

When the smell of a final is felt, even if it is only the “play-in”, the big players respond most of the time present. It is not the Cavaliers who will say the opposite, evoking Trae Young (38 points, 9 assists), brilliant boss of these brave Hawks. Author of 30 of his 38 points in the second half, the All-Star point guard was indeed huge on offense to send his team to the playoffs for the second year in a row (107-101). A success obtained in the snatch (and in two stages) for Atlanta, which will therefore face Miami in the first round, on Sunday evening. For the Cleveland players, on the other hand, it is obviously time for grimaces, because this rather cruel setback already marks the end of their beautiful and surprising season. Long installed in the Top 6 in the East, the young guard from Ohio collapsed after the All-Star break and she must finally say goodbye to her playoff dreams in a way that is as premature as it is regrettable. THINGS TO REMEMBER — Incredible Trae Young. This player is definitely not made of the same wood as the others. His 2021 playoff campaign had already demonstrated a certain propensity to raise his level of play in major events. His play-in 2022 confirmed this impression. Because the leader of the Hawks loves to play the air conditioners as soon as an audience is a little too provocative towards him. After the Knicks or the Sixers, it was therefore the turn of the Cavs to taste the show of the insolent “Ice Trae”, untenable after the break, whether with his 3-pts, with his assists or his floaters. A boss’s game, neither more nor less. — Cruel end for Cleveland. This group probably did not deserve to end its season like this. Irreproachable and attractive for two thirds of this 2021/22 fiscal year, to the point of still being 3rd in the East at the All-Star break, the Cavaliers will not however play in the playoffs. Because the troupe of Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley or even Lauri Markkanen collapsed in the final sprint, falling tirelessly into the dreaded play-in zone. And finally being cold-picked by two just more experienced teams, in the space of a few days. However, the future looks bright in Ohio … – The injury of Clint Capela, the return of Jarrett Allen. The two starting pivots of each franchise have had mixed fortunes today. While that of the Cavaliers finally found the competition after about a month and a half of absence due to a sore finger, that of the Hawks had to leave his teammates during the meeting. Hit in the knee after Evan Mobley fell on him, the Swiss had to immediately return to the locker room, with the help of two of his teammates. Anything but reassuring, two days before the start of the (real) playoffs… TOPS/FLOPS ✅ Bogdan Bogdanovic. Alongside Trae Young, and before it caught fire, the Hawks were first able to count on the essential contribution of their Serbian rear off the bench (19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals). Accustomed to cleaver matches in Europe, Bogdan Bogdanovic played the firefighters on duty in a fiery atmosphere, in order to allow his people not to be left behind on the scoreboard, when the rest of his collective did not put a foot in front. the other. A solid and decisive performance in scoring from “Bogi”, like all Atlanta substitutes. ✅ Lauri Markkanen. In confidence, the Finn (26 points, 8 rebounds) exceptionally played the role of the Cavaliers’ first offensive option. Like the rest of his teammates, he first showed a formidable address at 3-pts, to launch the local cavalry towards an advantage of ten units, in this first half that he finished with 17 points. The kind of capital performance alongside Darius Garland (21 points, 9 assists, 3 steals) and which would have deserved a better outcome. Except that the Cleveland players came back from the locker room with a completely different face, in the bad sense of the word… ⛔ Cleveland’s second period. On vacation, the Cavaliers risk ruminating for several days, if not weeks, on their failed second half. Carried by a crazy atmosphere for a good half hour of play, to the point of counting up to 14 points in advance, the men of JB Bickerstaff then gradually collapsed in front of the pressure put on by the Hawks. In experience, Trae Young’s teammates therefore derailed the Cavs’ defense (with a few award-winning baskets), in addition to also offering a much better defense, even without Clint Capela. THE Cleveland SUITE: Let’s go on vacation. Atlanta: trip to Miami, Sunday evening (7:00 p.m.), for Game 1 of the first round. Cavaliers / 101 Shots Rebounds Players Min Shots 3pts LF O D T Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval L. Markkanen 37 10/17 6/12 0/0 1 7 8 0 4 2 1 1 +8 26 29 J. Allen 36 4/4 0/0 3/4 1 2 3 2 3 0 2 1 -3 11 14 E. Mobley 37 6/12 1/3 5/6 3 5 8 5 4 0 0 2 +3 18 26 D. Garland 43 9/27 1/7 2/2 1 2 3 9 0 3 5 0 +2 21 13 C. LeVert 40 5/13 4/9 2/2 0 3 3 5 4 1 2 0 0 16 15 K. Love 10 1 /2 1/2 0/0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 -8 3 7 I. Okoro 22 2/3 0/1 2/3 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 -14 6 9 R. Rondo 15 0 /3 0/2 0/0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 -18 0 1 Total 37/81 13/36 14/17 8 28 36 23 20 8 11 4 101 Hawks / 107 Shots Rebounds Players Min Shots 3pts LF O D T Pd Fte Int Bp Ct +/- Pts Eval D. Gallinari 41 4/13 2/6 4/4 1 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 +11 14 7 D. Hunter 28 5/14 0/5 0/0 1 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 -16 10 4 C. Capela 13 3/3 0/0 1/2 4 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 -21 7 14 T. Young 40 13/25 4/11 8/9 0 3 3 9 1 0 4 1 +4 38 34 K. Huerter 29 6/11 1/3 0/0 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 -11 13 13 O. Okongwu 29 1/1 0/0 0/0 1 8 9 0 4 1 1 0 +21 2 11 G. Dieng 5 0/1 0/1 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 +5 0 -2 B. Bogdanovic 29 6/8 2/3 5/5 1 4 5 2 4 3 0 0 +9 19 27 D. Wright 21 1/3 0/2 0/0 2 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 +24 2 6 T. Luwawu- Cabarrot 4 0/1 0/0 2/2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 +4 2 2 Total 39/80 9/31 20/22 10 32 42 15 19 5 13 3 107