The Atlanta Hawks were routed 114-98 by the New York Knicks in Game 4 on Saturday evening at State Farm Arena. The loss evened the first-round playoff series at 2-2, with Atlanta head coach Quin Snyder crediting New York’s defensive intensity as a deciding factor.
ATLANTA – To some people, the Atlanta Hawks had already exceeded expectations, being up 2-1 against the New York Knicks. After another nail-biting win in Game 3, the Hawks had a chance to make things even worse for the Knicks if they could go up 3-1.
With a chance to go up in the series 3-1 in their series against the New York Knicks, the Atlanta Hawks fell flat on their faces tonight at home. The Knicks took the game by 16 and domianted from start to finish.
After two thrilling wins this week against the New York Knicks, the Atlanta Hawks were reminded tonight of what makes New York such a good team and one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference.
Tonight, the Hawks came out looking to continue the high momentum they had on Thursday after a big game three win. However, Atlanta looked like a team that didn't have much energy early on, and that would eventually lead to their demise as the New York Knicks played more consistently.
After losing a pair of tough one-point games to put themselves in a 2-1 series deficit, the New York Knicks got back to their game on Saturday night in a thoroughly convincing 114-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
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