{"id":596850,"date":"2026-04-21T04:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/596850\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T04:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:03:08","slug":"hawks-107-106-knicks-apr-20-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/596850\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks 107-106 Knicks (Apr 20, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — \u2014 CJ McCollum<\/a> scored 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> rallied to stun the New York Knicks<\/a> 107-106 on Monday night, tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece.<\/p>\n

McCollum led a late surge<\/a> that was almost for naught when he missed two free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining. The Knicks rushed the ball up the court without any timeouts left, but Mikal Bridges<\/a> missed a jumper as time expired.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a long game,\u201d McCollum said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to play to zero.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Hawks had trailed the whole second half and were down 12 after three quarters. Atlanta chipped away and a basket by McCollum gave the Hawks a 101-100 lead \u2014 their first of the series in the second half \u2014 with 2:09 to play. He made another for a three-point lead, and after Jalen Brunson<\/a> tied it with a 3-pointer, McCollum answered with another jumper to make it 105-103 with 33 seconds to play.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Kuminga<\/a> added 19 points off the bench and Jalen Johnson<\/a> scored 17, including a basket with 10 seconds left for a four-point lead for the No. 6 seeds, who host Game 3 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Brunson had 29 points for the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> added 18.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are trying to reach the second round for a fourth straight season, their longest stretch since the 1991-92 to 1999-2000 seasons, and seemed well on their way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a game we should have won,\u201d New York’s Josh Hart<\/a> said. \u201cIn the playoffs you can\u2019t give away games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Towns, who had four points in the first half, scored 14 in the third quarter as the Knicks extended the lead to 78-64. They were still ahead by eight with under five minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

But their young players who sparked the Hawks’ surge after the All-Star break finally made some plays before McCollum \u2014 ignoring profane jeers after he and Jose Alvarado<\/a> went nose-to-nose and were each given technical fouls in the third quarter \u2014 then closed it out.<\/p>\n

McCollum was acquired from Washington in the January trade for Trae Young<\/a>, the Hawks star who was a former playoff villain at Madison Square Garden. He filled the role perfectly Monday, outplaying Brunson in the second half and stealing a game that looked lost.<\/p>\n

Hart had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Knicks.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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