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Trae Young took his shock-and-awe campaign to Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, sucked the air out of another hostile crowd and reminded us all yet again: Ain’t nothing normal or predictable in this still-nascent NBA postseason.
The Hawks—the young, plucky, apparently not happy-just-to-be-here Hawks—took down the top-seeded 76ers in Game 1 of the second round, behind another dazzling display from Young: 35 points, 10 assists, four gasp-inducing deep threes.