The Atlanta Hawks fell short at Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks defeated the Hawks 111-107 in what was a rugged affair.
The Knicks were led by Kristaps Porzingis’ 30 points and eight rebounds while Doug McDermot added 23 points.
For the Hawks, they were led by Ersan Ilyasova’s 20 points while Dennis Schröder added 21 points in 22 minutes (more on that soon).
Going down the stretch...
Jumping ahead to the fourth quarter, it didn’t look good for the Hawks, as the Knicks jumped out to an 11 point lead with just over half the quarter remaining.