One of the best baskets ever seen in the NBA. Trae Young made history after signing a game-winning basket that will go around the globe and become a modern classic for its beauty, difficulty and execution. The Atlanta Hawks point guard won, at the buzzer, the game against the Utah Jazz (124-121) with a three-pointer that takes your breath away. From beyond half court and with no time on the clock, of course.
The sequence is incredible. The Hawks were up by three (118-121) in what was supposed to be the last play. With three seconds left, the Jazz took the ball and Dyson Daniels, one of the best defenders in the NBA, came close to stealing the ball. He didn’t get there and Collin Sexton, Utah’s point guard, hit a three-pointer with less than four seconds on the clock. It was the game-tying shot.
A historic treble
As soon as Sexton’s basket goes in, the game seems to be headed for overtime and you can see several Atlanta players drop their heads. Not Young. He asks for the ball, has time to dribble twice and a few meters before the center of the court he shoots.And then the explosion: the three-pointer goes in. The Hawks win. And Trae Young leaves a mark on NBA history.
It was. The triple became, according to a StatMamba statistic, the seventh longest game-winning basket of all time. The official measurement indicates that it is from 49 feet, about 14.93 meters away. It does not reach the record, which is a triple from 61 feet (18.59 meters) by Devonte Graham in a Pelicans win over the Thunder nor the mark of last season – the second in history – by Max Strus in a Cleveland win over Dallas (59 feet, 17.58 meters). But it’s worth it for the legend.
In addition, it was the icing on the cake for Atlanta’s star player. He neutralized the scoring recital of Finland’s Lauri Markkanen (35 points), and took off with tremendous numbers. 24 points, 20 assists and two rebounds. Young has established himself as an elite passer and his 427 assists make him the best in the NBA with… 102 more! than his nearest challenger, Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
Another 20-20 from Trae. Stop disrespecting him
“Another 20-20 from Trae. Stop disrespecting him,” said former player and now analyst Kendrick Perkins. In addition to a legendary basket, Young is unleashed. It is his third 20+20 of the season, the second most in a campaign in NBA history. He is only surpassed by the Pistons’ ‘bad boy’ Isiah Thomas, with five in 1984-85, and equals John Stockton (1989-90) and Magic Johnson (1988-89).
