ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks are experiencing in real time what it means to win in the margins of a playoff game, and these last two wins against the New York Knicks have looked just about the same.
CJ McCollum scored 23 points and sank the game-winning basket with 12.7 seconds left, lifting Atlanta to a 109-108 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday and giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Another day, another one point playoff game between the Hawks and the Knicks. Just three days after the Hawks defeated the Knicks on the road to tie the series, Atlanta was able to hold on late against New York and take a 2-1 series lead against one of the favorites for the NBA title.
CJ McCollum has done it again; after emerging as the big hero for the Atlanta Hawks in their fourth-quarter comeback in a 107-106 win over the New York
CJ McCollum scored 23 points and sank the game-winning basket with 12.7 seconds left, lifting Atlanta to a 109-108 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday and giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Tonight, the Atlanta Hawks came into this game looking like a much more focused and determined team, which played a role in how they came out to start.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Atlanta Hawks are at home on Thursday night as they host the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Atlanta enters Thursday’s game tied with the Knicks at 1-1 in the series after defeating New York on the road in Game 2 on Monday night.
The Atlanta Hawks are back home as they look to take a series lead against the New York Knicks in Game 3. Things can always get hectic around this time for players, especially during media availability when there are more people than usual trying to ask a question.
Game three of the Hawks series against the New York Knicks is set for tomorrow night and it represents a huge opportunity for Atlanta. The Hawks came into this series as the underdog, but they got what they wanted out of the first two games, splitting them with the Knicks on the road and earning homecourt advantage.
Keshon Gilbert, a guard on a two-way deal with the Hawks, underwent surgery on a core muscle yesterday, Lauren L. Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes (via Twitter).
The Atlanta Hawks needed a miracle on Monday — and they got one, ripping a win away from the Knicks in Madison Square Garden behind CJ McCollum, who’s quickly becoming the latest villain in New York.
Monday night will go down as an all-time classic for Atlanta Hawks fans — and one New York Knicks fans would gladly erase, especially if this series starts to slip away.
The NBA officially finalized lottery positioning after today’s tiebreakers, and the Atlanta Hawks are walking away in a very strong spot thanks to last year’s draft-night deal with the New Orleans Pelicans.