Hawks Rally to Edge Knicks, Tie Playoff Series
NEW YORK (Interstat) — CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 on Monday night, tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.
The Hawks, who trailed for the entire second half at Madison Square Garden, took their first lead of the series after halftime on McCollum’s basket with 2:09 to play. Jalen Brunson tied it with a 3-pointer for New York, but McCollum answered with a jumper for a 105-103 Atlanta edge with 33 seconds left.
McCollum missed two free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining, giving the Knicks a final chance, but Mikal Bridges missed a jumper at the buzzer. Brunson led New York with 29 points. The series shifts to Atlanta for Game 3 on Thursday.