in Tra YoungFirst postseason experience two years ago, Rule exploded onto the NBA scene, and led hawk to the Eastern Conference Finals. However, Young hasn’t been as effective lately in the playoffs as he was in his first two series against the Knicks and the 76ers.
On Saturday, in Game 1 of Atlanta’s first-round series against Boston, Young shot 5-of-18 from the field and 1-of-5 from three-point range for just 16 points. This means that in Young’s last seven playoff games, he shot 8-for-49 from three, which happens to be the fewest as many attempts in any seven-game stretch in NBA playoff history.
Trae Young Ho 8/49 from 3 in the last 7 playoff games.
This is the most tries with the fewest in a 7-match period in the match’s history. pic.twitter.com/AHmefBiXbL
– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 15, 2023
That seven-game stretch includes Saturday’s loss against the Celtics, a five-game loss against the Heat last year, and a Game 6 against the Bucks in the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. To be fair, in the final playoff game of 2021, Young was playing through an injury that caused him to He was absent from the previous two matches.
Young, however, has been healthy in his last six playoff games, but has come up against top-level defenses in the 2022 Heat and 23 Celtics. Young has played three games over the past two years, but the NBA does not count those games as regular season games or playoff games. In those three games, Young shot 6-for-26 from Central
In order to make another surprise tour, Young will likely need to find his rhythm from deep within, just as he did two years ago.