Knicks tie series with Hawks in Game 3
- Karl-Anthony Towns posted his first playoff triple-double and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98 on Saturday, April 25, tying their Eastern Conference first-round series 2-2. - Towns finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, while OG Anunoby scored 22 as New York answered back after dropping Games 2 and 3 in New York and Atlanta. - The series shifts to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 on Tuesday, April 28, with the winner moving within one victory of the second round. (nba.com)
Karl-Anthony Towns delivered his first postseason triple-double, and the Knicks beat the Hawks 114-98 on Saturday to even the series at 2-2. (nba.com) (espn.com) Towns finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Atlanta, while OG Anunoby added 22 points for New York. (nba.com) (espn.com) The Knicks had lost Games 2 and 3 by one point each, including Thursday’s 109-108 defeat when CJ McCollum hit the go-ahead jumper with 12.5 seconds left. (espn.com) (nba.com) Atlanta had taken a 2-1 lead behind McCollum’s 23 points in Game 3 and Jonathan Kuminga’s 21 points off the bench, after building an 18-point first-half lead. (espn.com) (nba.com) Game 4 changed the shape of the series. Instead of heading home down 3-1, New York returns to Madison Square Garden with the matchup reset to best-of-three. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) The official series page lists Game 5 for Tuesday, April 28, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern in New York, with Game 6 set for Thursday, April 30, in Atlanta if needed. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) Through four games, the series leaders page lists Towns averaging 21.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists for New York, while Jalen Johnson leads Atlanta with 19.5 points per game. (nba.com) What looked like an Atlanta edge after two straight late-game escapes is now a dead-even series, with the next two dates already on the board: April 28 in New York and April 30 in Atlanta. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2)
