Youngest NBA players ever to score 40 points or more in a playoff game
Where does Atlanta's Trae Young rank after eruption vs. Milwaukee?
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It's indisputably official: The Atlanta Hawks have their franchise player in superstar guard Trae Young. That's hardly a hot take considering what Young has done in his three NBA regular seasons, but the dude has been crazy good in this year's playoffs and he carved up the Bucks in Atlanta's Game 1 win over Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Young is only 22, but he's far from the youngest player to drop 40 on a team the players. Let's take a look at the list.
1. Magic Johnson: 20 years, 276 days old (42 points vs. Sixers on 5/16/1980)
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2. LeBron James: 21 years, 119 years old (41 points vs. Wizards on 4/28/2006)
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3. Luka Doncic: 21 years, 171 days old (42 points vs. Clippers on 8/17/2020)
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4. Ja Morant: 21 years, 289 days old (47 points vs. Jazz on 5/26/2021)
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5. Tracy McGrady: 21 years, 339 days old (42 points vs. Bucks on 4/28/2001)
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6. Amar'e Stoudemire: 22 years, 174 days old (40 points vs. Mavericks on 5/9/2005)
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7. Russell Westbrook: 22 years, 178 days old (40 points vs. Grizzlies on 5/9/2011)
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8. Bob McAdoo: 22 years, 193 days old (44 points vs. Celtics on 4/6/1974)
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9. Kevin Durant: 22 years, 200 days old (41 points vs. Nuggets on 4/17/2011)
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10. Derrick Rose: 22 years, 214 days old (44 points vs. Hawks on 5/6/2011)
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11. Kobe Bryant: 22 years, 263 days old (48 points vs. Kings on 5/13/2001)
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12. Trae Young: 22 years, 277 days old (48 points vs. Bucks 6/23/2021)
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13. David Thompson: 22 years, 285 years old (40 points vs. Trail Blazers 4/24/1977)
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