Trae Young's clutch three extends Hawks' series with Celtics

The victory trims Boston’s lead in the first-round playoff series to 3-2 and sends the teams back to Atlanta for Game 6 Thursday

CLUTCH: Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks shoots the game winning 29-foot three point basket against Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics during the fourth quarter in game five of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Pic: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

His team trailing by a point and its season on the brink, Hawks star Trae Young got all the encouragement he needed in the huddle during his team’s timeout.

“I just had to trust in what I’ve done my whole life and shoot it with confidence,” Young said.