Career best

Young’s 56 is the best game of his career

Trae Young had 56 points and 14 assists on 17 for 26 shooting in 37 minutes, but the Hawks lost to the Trail Blazers 136-⁠131.

His Performance Score of +25.4 is the best of his 253 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 56 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 6 more than his 50 against Miami on Feb. 20, 2020.

He went 7 for 7 at the rim and 7 for 12 from 3. His 41 points from the field came on 26 shots, 13.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +18.8, was 37 points and 7 assists on 10 for 12 shooting in 26 minutes, a 124-⁠104 win at Chicago on Dec. 23, 2020.

The game

Hawks 131, Trail Blazers 136Away, Jan. 3, 2022Box score and story ›

Trae Young

15-15 FT37:25 min

Points1st 162nd 133rd 124th 15

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (56; his best before, 42). Before this game he averaged 27.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 9.4 assists in 32 regular-season games.

Shot making: 41 points from the field on 26 shots13.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer3rd quarter, 3:13 leftchance to win 44% to 56%
Guarded by: Simons: 28 poss, 17 ptsPowell: 25 poss, 17 ptsNance: 7 poss, 9 pts
He guarded: Simons: 27 poss, 8 ptsMcLemore: 14 poss, 8 ptsLittle: 10 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.65 miles3.94 mph on average91 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection2 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +25.485.9% true shooting40.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 3, 2022at POR	L 131-136	37	56	4	14	0	17-26	7-12	15-15	4	+10	+25.4
2	Dec. 23, 2020at CHI	W 124-104	26	37	6	7	0	10-12	5-6	12-14	4	+30	+18.8
3	April 3, 2019vs PHI	W 130-122	33	33	7	12	1	12-18	2-6	7-7	2	+6	+17.6
4	Nov. 14, 2021vs MIL	W 120-100	32	42	8	10	1	16-26	8-13	2-2	5	+12	+17.4
5	Feb. 21, 2021vs DEN	W 123-115	36	35	6	15	1	10-19	4-7	11-13	3	+6	+16.1

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Hawks 124, Bulls 104Away, Dec. 23, 2020Box score and story ›

Trae Young

12-14 FT25:58 min

Points1st 122nd 153rd 64th 4

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Shot making: 25 points from the field on 12 shots12.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 3:21 leftchance to win 91% to 99%
Guarded by: LaVine: 16 poss, 10 ptsWhite: 16 poss, 13 ptsArcidiacono: 14 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: White: 21 poss, 0 ptsArcidiacono: 12 poss, 0 ptsLaVine: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.96 miles4.22 mph on average71 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections1 shot contested1 loose ball1 box-out2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.8101.9% true shooting33.3% usage