ATLANTA -- For at least one night, the Atlanta Hawks appeared to have finally found the fearsome twosome they tried to form last offseason, when they traded for All-Star Dejounte Murray.
The late June swap with the San Antonio Spurs was intended to pair Murray with fellow guard Trae Young, Atlanta's All-NBA long-range sharp shooter and alley-oop assist king. It was the kind of move that signaled the Hawks were in "win-now" mode.
But through the first two games of these playoffs, the pairing looked anything but; mostly stymied by Young's inconsistent shooting from the field.