PORTLAND, Ore. — Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae YoungScored 56 points in the NBA Season-Best Game 136-131The loss of the Portland Trail BlazersMonday night
Young was 17-for-26 in the field, 7 for-12 from 3-point range, and 15-for-15 at the line to reach his career-high score of 57 points. He also added 14 assists. His 56-point score was almost as impressive. Kevin DurantThe Nets’ 51-point win at Detroit on December 12th was led by. Golden State’s Stephen CurryBoston’s Jaylen BrownThis season, we had 50-point games.
Young was the first player to score 50+ points and get 14+ assists in a single game. James HardenWith the Houston RocketsDecember 31, 2016
Young said, “I don’t care what happens except that we lost. So it sucks that I had such a bad night because that’s all that matters at the end. “I wish that we had won.
Young also assisted or scored 86 points. He tied for the most points in any game in his career, and the third most in any of the 25 seasons (Harden). Young had previously scored 86 points in a quadruple overtime game against the Bulls in 2019. He had 49 points and 16 assists.
Anfernee SimonsA career-high 43 points were earned to assist the Portland Trail Blazers snap a four-game losing streak. Simons made a record nine 3-pointers this season, which was the most by a Portland player.
Simons replaced All-Star after he missed Portland’s last match. Damian LillardHe was injured management.
Simons said that this was all he, honest, referring to his grandfather who died on Sunday. “I give credit him, dedicated the whole game to him.
Nate McMillan, Atlanta’s coach, entered the league’s safety and health protocols on Saturday. Six Hawks players were available for return to protocols against the Blazers. Sharife Cooper, Danilo Gallinari, Kevin Huerter, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Onyeka Okongwu Delon Wright.
Five Hawks, Bogdan BogdanovicPlease remain within the protocols. Atlanta had 12 league-leading players at one time.
Young stated that they are just trying to weather the storm and get through it. “Last Year, we were between 14 and 20 at this point. So, we made some progress. Now, we are 16-20. But we have to find a solution. It is up to us to find a way of turning it around, just like last year. It will be a turnaround once the guys are back and they get back into their groove.
This story was provided by The Associated Press.