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Young was a star once again and acted as a thorn in the side of the Knicks and the fans by scoring 30 points (11-of-20 shooting from the field, 4-of-7 from 3-point range) and recording 7 assists. Then the Knicks came back to life in the third, but credit does go to the Hawks’ poor shooting effort. As New York went on their run, the Hawks missed 16 of 18 shots over a stretch between the third and fourth quarters.īefore making the typical “Atlanta sports” jokes, the Hawks are actually in a great place. The Hawks looked like they were going to cruise to a victory after the first half. Winning solves everything, it is that simple. Randle flipped the script in one quarter, and Knicks fans will ultimately forget about the first half. Knicks will take a 76-75 lead into the fourth quarter. Knicks won that third quarter, 32-18, as Julius Randle came alive with 11 points.

Overall, the Knicks outscored the Hawks 32-18 in the third. Randle helped facilitate the comeback by scoring 11 points in the third quarter and helped take the lead with a pull-up jump shot in the paint. New York finished out the quarter on a 18-5 run to take a 76-75 lead heading into the final act of the night. Once the third quarter began, the Knicks came back to life. In the first half Wednesday, it looked he was heading for an even worse showing, as he shot 0-for-6 from the field. New York’s third quarter leads to victoryĪfter a less than ideal performance on Sunday night, Julius Randle promised that he would not put up a similar stat line down the stretch. This series once again did not disappoint, as evidenced by these three takeaways from Game 2.

While things looked like they were trending in the wrong direction in the first half, the Knicks bounced back in a huge way in the second half to defeat the Hawks 101-92 and even the series at one game apiece. On Wednesday, the Knicks ensured they did not have a repeat performance in Game 2. Just when it looked like they were going to win, they had the rug pulled out from under them. The New York Knicks‘ first playoff game since 2013 was spoiled this past Sunday courtesy of a game-winning layup by Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. Memorial Day 2021: Is Chipotle open? by Natalie AbeleĪfter a bad first half, the New York Knicks bounced back to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 101-92 in Game 2 on Wednesday.