The Knicks only allowed 30 or more points to a guard once over their final 20 regular-season games Devin Booker of the Suns registered 33 on April 26.ĭefensively, the Knicks also ranked first in the NBA in points allowed (104.7 ppg), field-goal percentage allowed (44.0 percent) and 3-point percentage allowed (33.7 percent).īackup center Taj Gibson took the “team effort” mantra a step further, saying even those on the Knicks’ bench can aid in the effort to slow Young and an Atlanta offense that averaged 113.7 points a game this season. The former lottery pick didn’t dress for the first two meetings this season due to injury, however, and he was available but didn’t play in the April victory for the Knicks. Thibodeau mentioned earlier this week the possibility of Frank Ntilikina earning an expanded role because he’s had some success guarding Young in the past. Young’s 8.7 free-throw attempts per game were behind only Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Zion Williamson league-wide.
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The 85.3 percent conversion rate was just a shade below his excellent season average of 88.6 percent, 14th-best in the league. 15 and 6-for-17 before leaving with an ankle injury in the Knicks’ comeback win in overtime on April 21.Īs Barrett mentioned, Young still made his mark in those games at the free-throw line, getting to the stripe 34 times and knocking down 29 of his attempts. Young scored at least 20 points in each of Atlanta’s three losses to the Knicks, but he was held to shooting nights of 9-for-22 on Jan. Knicks will host 15,000 fans for NBA playoff return Like emerging Knicks such as Julius Randle, Barrett, Immanuel Quickley and others, Young will be making his postseason debut, along with teammates John Collins, Onyeka Okongwu, Kevin Huerter and De’Andre Hunter. “It’s going to be a team effort as always when you go against good players. They kind of go as he goes,” Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton said. Still, only Wizards triple-double machine Russell Westbrook dished out more assists this season than Young’s career-best average of 9.7 dimes per outing. The 22-year-old Young averaged 25.3 points per game in his third NBA season, down a few points from last year’s breakout output, when he finished fourth in the league scoring race with 29.6 per appearance. “Definitely, that’s what this week is for: watching film, studying, every day, learning all of their plays, all of that.” Just try to make it tough on him without fouling,” Knicks guard RJ Barrett said Thursday when asked about Young. The Knicks actually had decent success against the emerging Atlanta star in winning all three games during the regular season, holding him to 36.2 percent shooting and just 3-for-14 (21.4 percent) from 3-point land.
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Josh Hart heading to NBA free agency with big Knicks hopesĬoaches always will tell you that winning a playoff series never is about stopping one opposing player, but Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks certainly are devising a game plan they hope will combat explosive point guard Trae Young during their first-round playoff series against the Hawks.
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