{"id":602514,"date":"2026-04-23T23:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602514\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:25:10","slug":"knicks-hawks-shifts-to-atlanta-for-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/602514\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks-Hawks shifts to Atlanta for Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2167234\" class=\"wp-image-2167234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Nikola_Jokic_1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2167234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Denver Nuggets travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 3, with both squads looking to secure a 2-1 series lead.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re bringing you the best of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NBA Playoffs<\/a>, presented by Google, with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from Thursday\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got a triple-header on one of the best basketball days of the year!<\/p>\n<p>What we know about Thursday\u2019s Game 3s:<\/p>\n<p>Knicks-Hawks heads to Atlanta with the series tied 1-1 (7:00 p.m. ET, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/nyk-vs-atl-0042500123\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime<\/a>).\u00a0Dating back to the regular season, three of the five matchups between these teams have been decided by one possession.<br \/>\nCavs look to take commanding 3-0 lead, while the Raptors look to bounce back at home (8:00 p.m. ET, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/cle-vs-tor-0042500133\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime<\/a>). After back-to-back double\u2013digit victories, the Cavaliers look to become the first team to take a 3-0 lead this postseason. Toronto will be playing their first home playoff game since 2022.\u00a0<br \/>\nPivotal game 3 heads to Minnesota as Nikola Joki\u0107 and the Nuggets take on Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves (9:30 p.m. ET, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/den-vs-min-0042500163\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime<\/a>). Since the start of the 2022\u201323 season, no matchup has been more frequent than Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 30 meetings across the regular season and playoffs, split evenly at 15\u201315.<\/p>\n<p>APRIL 23, 2026 \/ 7:19 ET<\/p>\n<p>Knicks-Hawks live on Prime!<\/p>\n<p>New York is off to a 7-4 lead over Atlanta thanks to a quick 5 points from OG Anunoby, while CJ McCollum\u2019s 3 points pace the Hawks.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">3J \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCdlhUts2H\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vCdlhUts2H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATLHawks\/status\/2047454131833483313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>APRIL 23, 2026 \/ 6:30 ET<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2158722\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2158722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270752187-scaled-e1776052989783-784x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"440\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2158722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks host Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks for Game 3 of their 2026 NBA Playoffs first round series on Prime. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>New York:<\/p>\n<p>PG \u2013 Jalen Brunson (28.5 ppg, 7.0 apg)<br \/>\nSG \u2013 Mikal Bridges (10.5 ppg, 30.0% on 5.0 3PA)<br \/>\nSF \u2013 OG Anunoby (16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 spg)<br \/>\nPF \u2013 Josh Hart (13.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.0 spg)<br \/>\nC \u2013 Karl-Anthony Towns (21.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.5 bpg)<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta:<\/p>\n<p>PG \u2013 CJ McCollum (29.0 ppg, 36.8% on 9.5 3PA)<br \/>\nSG \u2013 Nickeil Alexander-Walker (13.0 ppg, 5.0 apg, 2.0 bpg)<br \/>\nSF \u2013 Dyson Daniels (5.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6.5 apg, 2.5 spg)<br \/>\nPF \u2013 Jalen Johnson (20.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.0 apg)<br \/>\nC \u2013 Onyeka Okongwu (17.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 66.7% on 4.5 3PA)<\/p>\n<p>APRIL 23, 2026 \/ 6:25 ET<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2165713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2165713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2248740462.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2165713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evan Mobley and the Cleveland Cavaliers face Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of their 2026 NBA Playoffs first round series on Prime.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland:<\/p>\n<p>PG \u2013 James Harden (23.6 ppg, 8.0 ast)<br \/>\nSG \u2013 Donovan Mitchell (27.9 ppg, 5.7 ast)<br \/>\nSF \u2013 Dean Wade (5.8 ppg, 36.2% on 3.3 3PA)<br \/>\nPF \u2013 Evan Mobley (18.2 ppg, 9.0 reb, 1.7 blk)<br \/>\nC \u2013 Jarrett Allen (15.4 ppg, 8.5 reb)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Toronto:<\/p>\n<p>PG \u2013 Jamal Shead (6.6 ppg, 5.4 ast, +2.8)<br \/>\nSG \u2013 RJ Barrett (19.1 ppg, 49.1 FG%)<br \/>\nSF \u2013 Brandon Ingram (21.5 ppg, 38.2% on 4.6 3PA)<br \/>\nPF \u2013 Scottie Barnes (18.1 ppg, 7.5 reb, 5.6 ast)<br \/>\nC \u2013 Jakob Poeltl (10.7 ppg, 7.0 reb)<\/p>\n<p>The Raptors won the season series over the Cavaliers 3-0, with a double-digit margin of victory in each game. All three occurred before Cleveland acquired James Harden.<\/p>\n<p>APRIL 23, 2026 \/ 6:41 ET<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s injury report<\/p>\n<p>Immanuel Quickley (hamstring) is out for the Raptors. Thomas Bryant (calf) is out for the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>Jock Landale (ankle) is out for the Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Edwards (right knee injury management) is questionable for the Timberwolves, while Jaylen Clark (illness) and Terrence Shannon, Jr. (illness) are both out.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Gordon (calf) and Peyton Watson (hamstring) have both been ruled out for the Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Denver Nuggets travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 3, with both squads looking to secure&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[255175,160916,262092,355,170347,259166,262093,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-602514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-2026-nba-playoffs","9":"tag-cavaliers-raptors","10":"tag-knicks-hawks","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-live-blog","13":"tag-nba-playoffs-first-round","14":"tag-nuggets-timberwolves","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}