The Hawks booked their spot in the playoffs with a narrow win over the Cavaliers (107-101). Trae Young led the winners with 38 points but it wasn’t until the second half when he got going.
The 23-year-old point guard had just 6 points and Atlanta was down by 10 points at half time. But then Young took over the game and dropped 32 points to led to his team to the win.
“I felt like I was letting my team down in the first half,” Young said postgame. “I was missing some shots. Bogey was doing a great job. We were down 10 at the half time and I needed to make some more shots for my teammates.”
The Hawks will face the first seed of the Eastern Conference, the Heat, in the first round of the playoffs.
