In their first game after the all star break, on Thursday evening in Chicago, the Atlanta Hawks almost managed a victory over the Chicago Bulls despite one of Trae Young’s least efficient performances of the season.
Concern regarding a repeat showing by the star point guard was put to rest Saturday evening as Atlanta cruised to a comfortable 127-100 win over the Toronto Raptors as Young put up his fourth 40+ point, 10+ assist performance of the year. It’s notable that he has also posted 40+ points and nine assists twice this year.
As the Hawks started to pull away in the second quarter the offensive formula was as close as it gets to be completely aligned with its design.