Trae Young has arrived. After taking down the Knicks in just five games, the Atlanta Hawks led by Young take down the top seed in the East in a hotly contested Game 7. It seemed like the Philadelphia 76ers were just unable to play a full four quarters in the last few games of the series. Perhaps the legs gave out on them before Atlanta. Perhaps, Ice Trae was just too much for Joel Embiid and company to keep up with. It also didn’t help that Ben Simmons grew a phobia of the basket.
In Game 7, Young was not hitting his shots like usual. However, he was dishing the ball to teammates and keeping the ball movement fresh and alive throughout the game. He would finish with 21 points and 10 assists. He had a great supporting cast led by Kevin Huerter who put up 27 points and filled the stat sheet a bit in other categories including 7 rebounds.
Huerter is made for the moment ???pic.twitter.com/DWSb1EQqa2
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) June 21, 2021
Trae is having a bad shooting night but his dimes have been on point ? pic.twitter.com/cC10nGTdie
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) June 21, 2021
The Hawks were just the better team when it was all said and done. Even when Philadelphia gained large leads in previous games, they weren’t able to close out. Atlanta was on the ropes at one point, but they came off them and kept swinging, leading to the Game 7 win and a pretty great Father’s Day gift for Trae Young’s dad.
Trae gave his father a Game 7 winning jersey for Father’s Day ??pic.twitter.com/5efnJuebTt
— Def Pen Hoops (@DefPenHoops) June 21, 2021
The Hawks head to the ECF and will be taking on the Milwaukee Bucks for a chance at the NBA Finals. The series starts on Wednesday at 8:30 pm EST.
