NBA Fans Went Nuts After Trae Young Hit a Game-Winner From Beyond Half-Court

Ice Trae came to Utah.

Atlanta Hawks guard Young shoots the ball against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center. / Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images

Trae Young called game in Utah from the other side of a mountain.

As the Atlanta Hawks led by three points with 8.8 seconds left, the Utah Jazz recovered a loose ball that led to a 3-pointer from Collin Sexton to tie the game with under three seconds to go. Overtime, right?

Young then got the ball off of the inbounds pass, took two dribbles and chucked up a heave from beyond halfcourt. It was nothing but net. Young's improbable shot at the buzzer gave Atlanta a 124-121 win on the road as he capped off an eye-popping 24-point, 20-assist game.

UNBELIEVABLE SHOT FROM TRAE YOUNG...

GAME-WINNER FROM BEYOND HALFCOURT!#TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/f5sWGEplNx

— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2025

The NBA world couldn't believe the wild sequence to end the game, finishing with Young's circus shot for the win:

Not only did Trae Young do this, he dropped 20 assists to go with it.

That puts him at 427 on the season, 102 more than second place (Tyrese Haliburton). https://t.co/ZfxwjtHI3Y

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 8, 2025

There is not a single player in NBA history that I would take over Trae young for a game winning 3pt shot.

— ‎ً (@CookedByScott) January 8, 2025

Trae Young just made maybe the longest game-winner I’ve ever seen. A legitimate heave.

— Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) January 8, 2025

This shot to cap off a 24 PT/20 AST game.

Trae Young is one of the most under appreciated stars of our league. https://t.co/nyF1FfHXwb

— ᵂᴵᴸᴸ (@BiasedHouston) January 8, 2025

Trae Young has three 20-20 games this season, including tonight.

First time that an NBA player has that many in a season since John Stockton in 1989-90.

(And the Hawks haven't reached the halfway point of the season)

— Brad Rowland (@BTRowland) January 8, 2025

Trae Young played an insane game as a floor general and had an even more insane game winner. That 4th quarter was an instant classic

— Rich Stayman (@MavsDraft) January 8, 2025

Trae Young had 24 points and 20 assists

12 of those assists were on three-pointers

So he was responsible for 76 of the Hawks' 124 points tonight, including the game winner. Masterful stuff

— Wes (@bloghawk) January 8, 2025

one of the clutchest players in the game today

— Automatic (@automaticnba) January 8, 2025

Young seems to love going on the road and leaving home fans empty handed. You just have to tip your cap at this point. What a shot.

The wild buzzer-beater snapped a three-game losing streak for the Hawks as they advance to 19-18 on the season. Utah drops to 9-26 on the year in heartbreaking fashion.

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