{"id":209967,"date":"2026-04-26T01:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T01:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209967\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T01:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T01:55:07","slug":"karl-anthony-towns-triple-double-helps-knicks-even-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209967\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl-Anthony Towns’ triple-double helps Knicks even series"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA — Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> had his first postseason triple-double, OG Anunoby<\/a> scored 22 points and the New York Knicks<\/a> recovered after back-to-back losses to beat the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> 114-98 on Saturday night, tying the Eastern Conference playoff series at 2-2.<\/p>\n

Towns had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The 11th-year All-Star became the fourth Knicks player to record a triple-double in a playoff game, joining Walt Frazier, Dick McGuire and Josh Hart<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Knicks host Game 5 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, and the series is now guaranteed to return to Atlanta for Game 6 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

New York took control of the game midway through the first quarter and maintained the lead for the rest of the game. The Knicks held a 68-44 advantage at halftime and extended that lead to 20 points by the end of the third quarter.<\/p>\n

New York, who had one-point losses in the previous two games, returned to form behind its core of Towns, Anunoby and Jalen Brunson<\/a>, who scored 19 points.<\/p>\n

“Let’s go Knicks!” “Let’s go Knicks!” chants erupted through State Farm Arena as the Knicks led by as much as 24 points in the fourth quarter. Both teams had their reserves in with 3 1\/2 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

CJ McCollum<\/a> again led Atlanta in points with 17.<\/p>\n

NBA Most Improved Player Nickeil Alexander-Walker<\/a> had 15 points. Dyson Daniels<\/a> had a team-high nine rebounds for Atlanta.br\/]<\/p>\n

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