Back to the Cleveland Cavaliers Newsfeed

Trae Young's Big 2nd Half Helps Hawks Rally Past Cavs, Clinch East's No. 8 Seed

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are headed to the NBA playoffs for the second straight season after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-101 in the second round of the NBA play-in tournament on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

It was an impressive win for the Hawks, who were once again without John Collins and Lou Williams as the two continue to recover from injuries. However, as everyone expected, "Ice Trae" took over, just like he did in Wednesday's play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets.

Although the Hawks barely made the playoffs this year, they could surprise everyone just as they did last season by reaching the Eastern Conference Finals.