Atlanta Hawks: Top 3 individual performances from the 2018-19 NBA season

Trae Young March 1st, 2019 vs Chicago Bulls:

Trae Young’s extraordinary rookie season had its ups and downs. The negatives were a 41% field goal average overall and a 32.4% 3-point shooting percentage. It could also be said he was somewhat of a volume shooter. However, Atlanta’s roster relied on this rookie for a lot of their offense.

Young did average 19.1ppg and 8.1apg and was the 2nd best rookie all season long. He reaffirmed that notion on March 1st, 2019, when in a losing effort that took 4 overtime periods to resolve, Young produced 49 points and 16 assists in a 168-161 loss to the Bulls. No one can fault Young for the loss that night as he went 17/33 for 51.5% shooting. He shot 6/13 from behind the 3-point arc and made 9/11 free throws. Young was also 2 rebounds shy of a triple-double with 8. It was a masterful performance from the Atlanta Hawks rookie.

Young's performance was countered by Zach Lavine from the Bulls, who finished with 47 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.