Hawks guard Trae Young had 39 points to lead Atlanta in Wednesday’s 109-106 win over Philadelphia. The Hawks were down by as many as 26 points.
In Game 5 of their series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, Atlanta was staring at a 26-point deficit as it tried to get the advantage in the Eastern Conference semifinals matchup.
HAWKS COME BACK VS. PHILLY 🔥
ATL erases a 26-point deficit to take a 3-2 series lead
Young: 39 PTS, 7 AST pic.twitter.com/j3fsNUKrW5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 17, 2021
MIKE BREEN: “Welcome to Phoenix! Where Frank Kaminsky’s Phoenix Suns host Solomon Hill and the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.”
MARK JACKSON: “With all due respect, this is not what we had in mind.”
JEFF VAN GUNDY: “Have you guys seen this Leroy Jenkins video?”
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) June 16, 2021