Knicks even series; KAT triple-double
- The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98 in Game 4 on Saturday, April 25, tying their Eastern Conference first-round series at 2-2 behind Karl-Anthony Towns’ triple-double. - Towns finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while OG Anunoby scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as New York led by as many as 25. - The series shifts back to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 on Tuesday, April 28, after Atlanta took Games 2 and 3 by a combined two points. (nba.com)
The Knicks beat the Hawks 114-98 on Saturday night in Atlanta, tying their first-round series at 2-2. (nba.com) Karl-Anthony Towns posted 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 29 minutes, and OG Anunoby added 22 points and 10 rebounds. (nba.com) (espn.com) New York led 58-44 at halftime, pushed the margin to 21 after three quarters, and never let Atlanta make the game tight in the fourth. (espn.com) The result reset a series that had swung hard in Atlanta’s favor two nights earlier, when the Hawks won Game 3 by one point after CJ McCollum hit the go-ahead jumper late. (espn.com) The split matters because the Knicks gave away Game 2 by one point at home and then lost Game 3 by one point in Atlanta. Saturday was their first comfortable win since Game 1. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) (espn.com) Through four games, the Knicks are averaging 110.3 points and 45.3 rebounds in the series, while Towns is averaging 21.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists. (nba.com) Game 5 is set for Tuesday, April 28, at 8 p.m. Eastern at Madison Square Garden, with the series now reduced to a best-of-three. (nba.com)
