Trae Young called game in Utah from the other side of a mountain.
As the Atlanta Hawks led by three points with 8.8 seconds left, the Utah Jazz recovered a loose ball that led to a 3-pointer from Collin Sexton to tie the game with under three seconds to go. Overtime, right?
Young then got the ball off of the inbounds pass, took two dribbles and chucked up a heave from beyond halfcourt. It was nothing but net. Young's improbable shot at the buzzer gave Atlanta a 124-121 win on the road as he capped off an eye-popping 24-point, 20-assist game.
UNBELIEVABLE SHOT FROM TRAE YOUNG...
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2025
GAME-WINNER FROM BEYOND HALFCOURT!#TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/f5sWGEplNx
The NBA world couldn't believe the wild sequence to end the game, finishing with Young's circus shot for the win:
Not only did Trae Young do this, he dropped 20 assists to go with it.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 8, 2025
That puts him at 427 on the season, 102 more than second place (Tyrese Haliburton). https://t.co/ZfxwjtHI3Y
There is not a single player in NBA history that I would take over Trae young for a game winning 3pt shot.
— ً (@CookedByScott) January 8, 2025
Trae Young just made maybe the longest game-winner I’ve ever seen. A legitimate heave.
— Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) January 8, 2025
This shot to cap off a 24 PT/20 AST game.
— ᵂᴵᴸᴸ (@BiasedHouston) January 8, 2025
Trae Young is one of the most under appreciated stars of our league. https://t.co/nyF1FfHXwb
Trae Young has three 20-20 games this season, including tonight.
— Brad Rowland (@BTRowland) January 8, 2025
First time that an NBA player has that many in a season since John Stockton in 1989-90.
(And the Hawks haven't reached the halfway point of the season)
Trae Young played an insane game as a floor general and had an even more insane game winner. That 4th quarter was an instant classic
— Rich Stayman (@MavsDraft) January 8, 2025
Trae Young had 24 points and 20 assists
— Wes (@bloghawk) January 8, 2025
12 of those assists were on three-pointers
So he was responsible for 76 of the Hawks' 124 points tonight, including the game winner. Masterful stuff
one of the clutchest players in the game today
— Automatic (@automaticnba) January 8, 2025
Young seems to love going on the road and leaving home fans empty handed. You just have to tip your cap at this point. What a shot.
The wild buzzer-beater snapped a three-game losing streak for the Hawks as they advance to 19-18 on the season. Utah drops to 9-26 on the year in heartbreaking fashion.
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