In three games played this past week, Young led the Hawks to a perfect 3-0 record averaging 31.0 points on .569 FG% (33-58 FGM), .645 3FG% (20-31 3FGM) and .778 FT% (7-9 FTM), 11.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 rebound in 39.5 minutes of play. The 25-year-old became the first player since Dwyane Wade (3/6/09-3/9/09) to average at least 30.0 points and 10.0 assists on .500%/.600%/.700% shooting splits and became the first player in NBA history to do so with a minimum 20 three-pointers, per Elias Sports.
Hawks: 141, Warriors: 134 (3-0)
35 Points (12-21 FGM, 7-11 3FGM, 4-5 FTM) | 6 Assists | 1 Steal | 42 Minutes
- Scored a team-high 35 points, marking his 21st 30+ scoring effort of the season, the fifth-most in the NBA and third-most by an Eastern Conference player
- Dished out six assists, extending his streak of handing out 5+ assists to 151 straight regular season games, passing Russell Westbrook (150) for the fifth-longest such streak in NBA history.
- Nine second into overtime, drew his 11th charge of the season ... His 11 drawn charges are tied for the ninth-most in the league this season and are the second-most in a single season in his career.
Hawks: 129, Suns: 120 (2-0)
32 Points (12-17 FGM, 7-11 3FGM, 1-2 FTM) | 15 Assists | 3 Steals | 1 Block | 1 Rebound | 42 Minutes
- Recorded his 76th career game with 30+ points and 10+ assists, tied with Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Famer Nate Archibald for the fifth-most such games in NBA history.
- Became just the fourth player in NBA history to finish a game with 30+ points and 15+ assists on .700 FG%-or-better while only attempting two-or-fewer shots from the charity stripe (Elias Sports).
- His 15 assists marked the most assists in a single game this past week by an Eastern Conference player.
- Marked his 200th career game with 10+ assists, becoming just the fifth player in NBA history 25-years-or-younger to have 200 such games.
Hawks: 138, Lakers: 122 (1-0)
26 Points (6-9 3FGM) | 13 Assists | 2 Rebounds | 1 Steal | 34 Minutes
- Began the week recording his NBA-leading 25th game of the season with at least 20 point and 10 assists ... Now with 26 games after his 32-point, 15-assist performance against the Suns, Young has seven more 20-point/10-assist games than the next closest player in the NBA (Tyrese Haliburton: 19).
- Led the Hawks in scoring, while recording a game-best in assists.
- His 13 assists were tied for the second-most assists in a single game this past week.
This season, Young is averaging 27.3 points, a career-high 10.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and a career-high 1.45 steals in 36.6 minutes of play. The sixth-year guard is the only player in the NBA averaging at least 25.0 points and 10.0 assists. He is the only player in the East, and one of only two players in the NBA, this season (Luka Doncic), to be ranked top-10 in PPG (27.3, 10th), APG (10.9, 2nd) and SPG (1.45, 7th).
Young has handed out a league-leading 478 assists this season, on pace to become the first player since Steve Nash (2009-12) to lead the NBA in total assists in three straight seasons. The 25-year-old is only one assist away from tying Mookie Blaylock (3,764) for the second-most assists in the franchise history and only 102 assists shy of tying Doc Rivers (3,866) for the most assists in club history.