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Trae Young has already provedhe is ready for the NBA playoff stage. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was just the latest test the Divine Deablo Jerseys Hawks starpa sed with flying colors.

In Atlanta's 116-113 series-opening win over Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Young scored a playoff career-high 48 points and dished out 11 a sists. The 22-year-old scored or a sisted on 72 of the Hawks' 116 points, including 14 of their last 16 points of the contest, .

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The Bucks didn't provide much resistance in the first half, as Young hit 11 of his first 16 field goal attempts. A big reason why Young found so much succe s on the offensive end was because Milwaukee's Las Vegas Raiders Hats drop-heavy scheme allowed him to get to the spots where he is most comfortable operating.

Let's take a look at three ways that Young took advantage of Mike Budenholzer's defensive approach:

Dropping in the floater

Youngled the NBA this season , and he realized early in Game 1 that one of his favorite shots would consistently be available to him. Le s than a minute into the first quarter, Young came off a pick from Clint Capela, drove down the lane and to sed up an uncontested floater. Brook Lopez just kept dropping and dropping to the point that he was almost underneath the rim.

Lopez started up a little higher on the screen later in the quarter, but he still dropped too far back when Young penetrated into the paint. Young put JrueHoliday in jail, Derek Carr T Shirts keeping the All-Defensive First Team member on his hip and creating enough space for another floater.

And one more time. Once again, Lopez gaveYoung far too much room, and Jeff Teague wasn't even in the ballpark.

Pulling up off the dribble

Young only shot 4 of 13 from 3-point range on Wednesday, but it seemed as though he could get to his pull-up game anytime he wanted. On this po se sion in the second quarter, Young lost Teague in the pick-and-roll, and with Lopez planted below the free throw line, this wasan easy rise-and-fire opportunity.

When the Hawks went to the double drag setup late Richie Incognito Jerseys in the first half, the Bucks still had Giannis Antetokounmpo drop and relied onPat Connaughtonto recover. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, Young stopped on a dime,Connaughtonflew byand Younglaunchedfrom just inside the arc.

So what happened when Antetokounmpo switched? The Hawksran another pick-and-roll with Lopez's man. No one in sight . . . swish.

Dishing to teammates

In the play below, Holiday did a nice job of navigating the screening action and chasing down Young. Lopez also used his size at the rim to discourage thefloater. But Young is such a good playmaker that none of the effort mattered. He drew two defenders and flipped the ball to Capela for the dunk.

And then there was the Carl Nassib Jerseys play of the game. On a pick-and-roll with John Collins, Young sucked in both Holiday and Bobby Portis, then threw the ball off the backboard for a wild Collins slam. Make no mistake this was intentional.

Milwaukee mixed in more switching toward the end of Game 1, and Budenholzer may have to rely on his more switchablesmall-balllineups moving forward.Lopez was minus-14 in 20 minutes, and many of Young's cleanest looks came with the 7-footer on the floor.

That could open up more rebounding opportunities for Atlanta, however. Capela came up with a huge offensive rebound in the closing seconds to give the Hawks a three-point lead after Antetokounmpo switched onto Young.

Clint Capela with the clutch basket Hawks with the late lead

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The simple truth is that Young is such a gifted offensive player that there is no easy solution for the Bucks. Theywill have to mix things up to slow him down.

"I've seen pretty much every defense," after Game 1."It's really just figuring out what kind of defense they're showing that night. . . . For me, it's just trying to Marcel Reece Jerseys make the right read and figure out how they're going to guard."