ATLANTA – Trae Young wanted the basketball with the game on the line for the Atlanta Hawks.
Forget about that shooting trouble. The star rookie made the most of another opportunity.
Young grabbed a deflected inbounds pass and converted a last-second jumper to lift the Hawks to a 136-135 overtime win against the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon.
Young missed each of his seven second-half shots from the field and his first two shots in the extra period. Even so, he plotted for a chance to grab what he figured would be a deflection on the final play of the game.
Just as Young expected, Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez altered Atlanta’s inbounds pass intended for John Collins near the basket. Young grabbed the ball with his left hand and sank the short game-winner.