Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Feb. 3 through Feb. 9, the NBA announced today. In four games played this past week, Young averaged 31.3 points, 10.5 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 36.9 minutes of play. He was one of only two players in the NBA to average at least 30.0 points and 10.0 assists and the only player to do so while appearing in at least four games.
Hawks: 132, Pistons: 130 (1-0)
34 Points | 9 Assists | 9-16 FG, 4-8 3FG, 12-14 FT
- Poured in 17 of his game-best 34 points in the fourth quarter - tied for the third-most fourth quarter points by an Eastern Conference player this past week.
- Scored 36 total points in the fourth quarter this past week, the second-most amongst all Eastern Conference players and the third-most amongst all players.
- Hit the game-winning bucket with 1.6 seconds left to play, marking his third go-ahead field goal in the last 10 seconds of a game this season ... Per Elias Sports, his three such buckets are the most by any player in the league.
- First of three 30-point outings this past week, one of only two Eastern Conference players to score 30+ three times.
Hawks: 125, Spurs: 126 (1-1)
32 Points | 12 Assists | 2 Rebounds | 1 Steal
- Recorded his first of two games with 30+ points and 10+ assists on 2/5 against San Antonio, the only player in the NBA this past week with multiple such games.
- In the second half alone, finished with 23 points, seven assists and one rebound on 8-13 shooting from the field, in addition to a perfect 5-5 clip from the line ... One of only two Eastern Conference players (three in NBA) to finish a final half with 20+ points and 5+ assists this past week and the only player to do so while also shooting at least .600% from the floor.
Hawks: 115, Bucks: 110 (2-1)
24 Points | 7 Assists | 3 Rebounds | 2 Steals
- Defeated the Bucks on the first night of a home/road back-to-back, overcoming a 21-point second half deficit.
- Behind Young's play, the Hawks outscored Milwaukee 60-37 (+23) in the second half, tied for Atlanta's largest second half positive point differential this season (+23, 12/29 at TOR; +23, 2/7 vs. MIL).
- Marked Atlanta's second win over a team with a .500-or-better record this past week.
- Marked Atlanta's third "clutch time" game this past week ... Young scored 16 total clutch points in three games, tied for the second-most in the league ... He was a +6 in 11.8 clutch minutes, the highest +/- for any Eastern Conference player this past week and third-highest amongst any player in the league (min. 10 clutch minutes).
Hawks: 125, Wizards: 111 (3-1)
35 Points | 14 Assists | 2 Rebounds | 5 3FG
- Recorded his second 30-point, 10-assist game of the week, leading the Hawks to a victory on the second night of a road/home back-to-back.
- Secured his NBA-leading 10th game of the season with at least 30 points and 10 assists and the 87th of his career - the fourth-most in NBA history.
- Also drained five triples, in addition to his 35 points and 14 helpers, marking his 23rd career game with at least 35 points, 10 assists and five three-pointers, the third-most such games in league history.
- Opened the second half with four straight assists to newly-acquired forward Georges Niang, who buried four consecutive three-pointers.
Young is averaging a league-leading 11.4 assists per game this season, in addition to 23.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 36.0 minutes of play. He is the only player in the NBA averaging more than 11.0 assists per game, 1.1 assists more than the next closest player in the league (Nikola Jokic: 10.3) and 1.9 more than the next closest Eastern Conference player (Cade Cunningham: 9.5). Young also owns a league-leading 560 total assists this season. Other than Young, no other player in the NBA has more than 484 total assists.