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NBA playoffs: Trae Young's floater saves Hawks after giving up 21-0 run

The Atlanta Hawks found themselves on the brink Friday. Unsurprisingly, Trae Young was the one who lifted them back up.

The star point guard delivered the game-winning basket and plenty of other clutch shots in a 111-110 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their first-round series, avoiding a 3-0 hole against the Eastern Conference's top seed.

The game-winner came with 4.4 seconds left. A missed dagger from Jimmy Butler led to Young getting the ball in transition and hitting a signature floater over Butler's outstretched arms.

The shot left the Heat enough time for an attempt at their own game-winner, but the team only managed an off-balance 3-point attempt from Butler that clanged harmlessly from the basket for a Hawks win at home.