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CJ McCollum hit a crucial fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory over the New York Knicks, giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead in their playoff series.
ATLANTA ā CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New Yorkās night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series on Thursday night.
After starring in a Game 2 stunner at Madison Square Garden, McCollum got the ball with his team trailing by a point. He came through again from 15 feet, finishing with 23 points.
Hawks coach Quin Snyder called it āa great shot,ā but stressed the effort of his entire team.
āThey work, they share,ā Snyder said. āThatās the thing about this group that Iāve enjoyed so much.ā
The Hawks led nearly the entire game, building an 18-point lead in the first half. But New York rallied for a 108-105 edge on Jalen Brunsonās three-point play with 1:03 remaining.
After Jalen Johnson, who led the Hawks with 24 points, rolled in a shot, Josh Hart missed a 3-pointer for the Knicks. New York got the offensive rebound, but couldnāt get off a shot ahead of the 24-second clock.
āYou couldnāt ask for anything better than that,ā Knicks coach Mike Brown lamented. āLess than a minute to go in the game and a chance to go up by three.ā
The Knicks failed to get off a shot at the end, either, as Brunson turned the ball over and the horn sounded.
Jonathan Kuminga had a huge night for the Hawks off the bench, finishing with 21 points.
OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 29 points, Brunson had 26 and Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in with 21. It wasnāt enough for New York.
Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket. But he stressed that his team must make better decisions going forward.
The final score was 109-108 in favor of the Atlanta Hawks.
CJ McCollum scored 23 points and hit a key fadeaway jumper to secure the win for the Hawks.
The Atlanta Hawks currently lead the series 2-1 against the New York Knicks.
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āTheyāre closing out hard,ā Brown said of the Hawks. āItās a tough game for the officials to officiate, but I know we got fouled on a few of the tries that didnāt get called.ā
McCollum picked up where he left off at Madison Square Garden, hitting a step-back jumper beyond the arc for Atlantaās first points. He had 16 by the halftime break.
McCollum showed off more than his offensive skills. After Hart scooped up a loose ball and drove toward the hoop with only the Atlanta guard to beat, McCollum blocked the shot and sent the ball off Hartās foot to give possession back to the Hawks.
The Hawks outscored the Knicks 27-12 over the final seven minutes of the opening quarter, turning the game in their favor with an 11-0 spurt and closing the period with three straight 3-pointers. The first was by little-used center Mouhamed Gueye, left wide open by the New York defense, followed by two straight from backup forward Kuminga to send the State Farm Arena crowd into a frenzy.
But, with the Hawks on the verge of blowing the game open late in the first half, New York closed the period on a 12-2 run. Atlanta went to the locker room with a 58-50 lead.