Knicks superstar reacts to Trae Young’s dice roll celebration on New York logo

The Atlanta Hawks have become giant killers this season, surprising the NBA world with their 14-12 record. Atlanta has won seven of its last eight games and most recently a win in the NBA Cup quarterfinals against the Knicks, the Hawks’ second win against New York this season.

A big reason the Hawks were able to beat the Knicks twice this season is Dyson Daniels. Daniels has been one of the best defenders in the NBA this season and did a great job protecting the Knicks’ star point guard Jalen Brunson in both games against New York. Last night, Daniels held Brunson to 14 points on 5-for-15 shooting and 2-for-6 from the floor, and the Hawks’ defense stifled the Knicks’ offense, which had been the best in the NBA entering the game.

While Brunson didn’t have a strong game, Hawks guard Trae Young did. Young had a lot of success in the biggest moments against the Knicks and last night was no exception. Although the stakes weren’t as high as the first round of the 2021 playoffs, it was the biggest game of the year for the Hawks and Young. He finished the night with 22 points and 11 assists and got the Knick defense going in the third quarter. Atlanta won the game 108-100 and after the game Young prepared a celebration for the Knicks.

After the game, Brunson was asked if Young celebrated on the Knicks logo, and he had a short answer.

“We should win the game if we don’t want him to do that”

Young has taken a different approach to his game, becoming more of a facilitator than a scorer. He leads the league in assists while his goal numbers are down, which benefits the team in a big way. Atlanta sits in 7th place in the Eastern Conference at 14-12, but is just 2.5 games out of third place. Before the game, ESPN analyst and former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins, a long-time fan of Young’s, said:

“If you think about the guys who have the most 40-point games at Madison Square Garden, it’s Jordan, Kobe, Bernard King and Trae Young. Here’s the thing: Trae Young is the most disrespected star since Carmelo Anthony. Both were one and accomplished phenomena, both took their franchises to the conference finals and yet they were disrespected and the fans were ungrateful for what they had done, for what Carmelo had done and what Trae Young is now What Trae Young is doing what he’s doing right now, even if his shot distribution has dropped, but his playmaking is at an all-world MVP level, like Steve Nash and Jason Kidd.

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