Trae Young Stuns Celtics in Game 5: Best Social Media Reactions to His Clutch 3

• The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their first-round series
• Trae Young stunned the Boston crowd, sinking the game-winning three with 1.8 seconds left
• Fans and players took to social media to pay tribute to Young’s performance

Trae Young wasn’t ready for the Hawks’ season to end on Tuesday night.

He buried a long three with 1.8 seconds remaining to lead Atlanta to a stunning 119-117 come-from-behind win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their first-round matchup.

The Hawks cut the Celtics’ lead to 3-2 in their best-of-seven series, with Game 6 scheduled to take place in Atlanta on Thursday.

The Hawks’ victory was unexpected as they trailed the Celtics by 12 points on the road with 5:16 to go.

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There is no quit with Atlanta, though, as the Hawks went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 111-111, per Yahoo! Sports.

Young completed the comeback with a dagger three in the dying seconds, with his game-winner eliciting various reactions on social media.

Fans pay tribute to Young 

NBA fans lauded Young for silencing the haters with his Game 5 performance.

Embiid, Sixers fans praise Young

Sixers fans were delighted that Young got Philadelphia more rest, with the Hawks' series against the Celtics now extended to a Game 6.

Joel Embiid suffered a knee injury in the first round against the Brooklyn Nets and his status remains uncertain for the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Embiid himself paid tribute to Young after his Game 5 heroics against Boston.

Young sent a message to the Hawks following the win.

Fans react to Butler's heroics

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Sports Brief recently reported on fans reacting to Jimmy Butler scoring 56 points in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

Some fans called the Heat star "Himmy Butler" for his outstanding display in Game 4.

Other fans blasted the Sixers organization for letting Butler go years ago. Tobias Harris became a trending topic as he and Ben Simmons were the ones the Sixers chose to keep instead of Butler.