Trae Young Silences Knicks Fans With Game-Winner in Thrilling First Playoff Game

A beautiful floater from Trae Young falls with 0.9 seconds remaining, giving the Atlanta Hawks a 1-0 lead over the New York Knicks. The game-winner was merely icing on the cake following an impressive performance throughout the game.

TIME WINDING DOWN.
TRAE YOUNG FLOATS IT UP.@ATLHawks WIN GAME 1.#TrueToAtlanta #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/hlaSHajFQo

— NBA (@NBA) May 24, 2021

Trae Young balled out in his first playoff game:

❄️ 32 PTS
❄️ 10 AST
❄️ 7 REB
❄️ GAME-WINNER

He’s built for it. pic.twitter.com/ZVJeVeIXpu

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 24, 2021

It will be interesting to see how the Knicks go about trying to defend Trae Young throughout the remainder of this series. They may want to scrap whatever plan they had for Game 1 and get back to the drawing board to come up with something that prevents the easy penetration and wide open lanes to the basket.