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Hawks manage to escape MSG with crazy victory over Knicks on Super Bowl Sunday

The Atlanta Hawks managed to escape Madison Square Garden with an unlikely victory over the New York Knicks on Super Bowl Sunday: 99-96.

Kent Bazemore — who was all-around great in this game — led the Hawks with 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 6.7 seconds remaining. Mike Muscala added a season-high 15 points off of the bench, including three three-pointers.

Lineup change

Before we get into the nitty-gritty (and, boy, is there nitty-gritty with this one...), the Hawks were forced into a lineup change: Ersan Ilyasova was not with the team due to an illness so Dewayne Dedmon started in his place.