Hawks vs. Bucks: How Milwaukee adjusted, smothered Trae Young and slowed down Atlanta's pick-and-roll game
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Milwaukee made life harder for Young and the Hawks in Game 2
Two days after Trae Young's 48-point, 11-assist masterpiece to open the Eastern Conference finals, the Milwaukee Bucks clipped the star Hawks' wings. Young never found his rhythm in Game 2 on Friday and was often visibly frustrated in the 125-91 loss. He finished with 15 points on 6-for-16 shooting, with three assists, nine turnovers and only one foul drawn. He was minus-29 in 28 minutes. Milwaukee had a lot to do with that. Unlike Game 1, coach Mike Budenholzer did not ask Jeff Teague to come off the bench and check Young. Jrue Holiday was superb at the point of attack, as was Brook Lopez around the rim. The Bucks slowed Young and the Hawks down, though, by turning their defense into a five-man operation. Young's first turnover came off of a pick-and-roll, with all five Milwaukee defenders looking at him. Lopez ventured away from the paint, Khris Middleton was in the gap. P.J. Tucker tagged the roller and Giannis Antetokounmpo even abandoned Kevin Huerter on the perimeter to help on the inside:
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