Lback to the playoffs it was made to wait for the followers of the New York Knicks and when they returned to enjoy the emotion and intensity they found themselves at the base Bring young that made the party bitter when they scored with 0.9 seconds remaining the winning basket of the Atlanta Hawks that were imposed from visitors by 105-107 in the first game of the opening round of the Eastern Conference.
Trae Young silences Madison with a basket over the horn
Young ended up as a great Hawks figure by getting 32 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds who frustrated the Knicks with his fouling skills and made all nine free throws he made.
The Serbian escort Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18 points as the Hawks’ second leading scorer in their first postseason game since 2017.
The Hawks improved 2-8 against Knicks in playoff games and snapped a four-game losing streak in every game since last season.
The eaves Alec Burks scored 27 points as for the Knicks, who are on return to the playoffs for the first time since 2013. The veteran base Derrick Rose I note 17 points, but the power forward Julius Randle, the franchise player of the New York team was correct only 6 of 23 field goals and finished with a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds, which were not enough to avoid defeat.
While the Canadian guard-forward RJ Barrett ended up with another double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, but without it being able to be a winning factor either.
The Knicks will play again at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday for Game 2, and Randle will have to seek redemption if he doesn’t want to see New York’s playoff presence be shorter than desired.
Ironically during the regular season Randle had two games against the Hawks in which he scored at least 40 points in each one of them.
Neither team led by more than six points in a fourth quarter and they took turns recovering and then losing momentum.
Young hit a pair of free throws for a 103-105 lead with 28 seconds left after the Knicks unsuccessfully challenged the decision, and Rose tied it with a basket with 9.8 seconds for the end.
Both teams went 41-31, with the Knicks gaining fourth place and home-court advantage after sweeping the Hawks in the three-game season series, which after Game 2 they no longer have even if they play in the Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks couldn’t give the fans much to cheer on once the game started. Atlanta immediately achieved a partial 7-17 advantage when the New York team missed 14 of their first 17 shots field.
Down nine points midway through the second quarter, the Knicks finally reacted as Randle rested. A 12-4 streak reduced it to 44-45 and the Hawks led 50-52 at halftime.
Young scored eight consecutive Atlanta points for a 58-63 lead about halfway through the third before Barrett tripled and then dunk.
Bogdanovic responded with a triple before the Knicks hit a 10-0 run, opening a 73-66 lead on power forward Taj Gibson’s three-point play. Guard Lou Williams scored the last five points and put the Hawks back in the game en route to the surprise victory of the day in the NBA.
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