Atlanta Hawks: Expect an explosion game from Trae Young in Game 4

The Atlanta Hawks gave back the home-court advantage in Game 3 of their second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Hawks won Game 1 in Philadelphia before the 76ers took the second game on their home floor and then beat the Hawks at State Farm Arena.

This was the first time the Hawks have lost at home in the last 14 games. This is an impressive feat and was the longest winning stretch in the NBA at home until the 76ers broke the streak. The 76ers now have some good momentum which the Hawks need to wrestle back.

In order to do this Trae Young has to take the next game by storm. He needs to become the player who takes over and gives the 76ers problems. They have managed to corral Young, taking away much of the danger of his long ball through their pressure and trapping defense.

The Atlanta Hawks need the Trae Young from Game 1.

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The 76ers defense has effectively taken the 3-ball away from the Hawks. If you remember the first game of the series, Young was dominant, getting to his spots, making runners, giving lob passes to his big men, and find the shooters on the perimeter.

Credit to the 76ers defense, they have not allowed Young the same freedom that he had in the first half of this game. As a result, the Hawks have looked very out of sync on offense, The 76ers appear to have the Hawks measure on defense.

This is where the Hawks need to rely on the unconventional brilliance that is Young, he needs to be unleashed to create offense in a way that the 76ers would not be primed to stop. He has the talent to do this.

When Young is going, the rest of the team finds another level of confidence in their own games. This is going to be crucial if they are going to level the series. Young took on the villain role in the New York Knicks series, now he needs to be the hero in this one.