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The Atlanta Hawks were astir a half-second distant from tying their crippled against nan New York Knicks and forcing overtime connected Monday night.
The Hawks were inbounding nan shot underneath nan handbasket connected nan acold broadside of nan court. The shot came to C.J. McCollum, who took 2 dribbles and threw up a dream adjacent halfcourt. The shot banked disconnected nan backboard and into nan handbasket arsenic nan buzzer sounded.
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Atlanta Hawks defender CJ McCollum attempts a half-court changeable that would person tied nan crippled but was aft clip expired against nan New York Knicks astatine State Farm Arena successful Atlanta, Ga., connected April 6, 2026. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)
Fans astatine nan State Farm Arena went chaotic arsenic it appeared McCollum tied nan game. However, officials reviewed nan play and it was wished that nan seasoned defender sewage nan shot retired of his hands a small excessively late.
New York won nan game, 108-105.
Knicks caput coach Mike Brown explained why he didn’t instruct nan squad to foul astatine nan extremity alternatively of risking a imaginable game-tying scenario.
"It’s tricky. If he misses it, evidently it’s a agelong heave. But if you foul him connected nan rebound aliases you foul him erstwhile he’s turning to heave it now they get 3 free throws," he said, via nan New York Post. "It’s thing we’ve talked astir earlier — it’s still a toss-up situation. … The full point was astatine worst they’ll necktie it and we’ll spell to overtime. Lesson learned connected a mates possessions down nan stretch."
Knicks prima Jalen Brunson, who made 2 free throws to springiness nan squad a three-point lead pinch a 2nd near to play, led nan squad pinch 30 points and 13 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
New York Knicks caput coach Mike Brown reacts during nan 2nd half of an NBA crippled against nan Atlanta Hawks successful Atlanta connected April 6, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/AP)
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It was Atlanta’s first location nonaccomplishment since early February, ending nan team’s 13-game location winning streak.
Hawks defender Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 36 points successful nan loss. Jalen Johnson added 21 points and 11 rebounds, notching his 48th double-double of nan season.
New York and Atlanta could perchance meet successful nan postseason arsenic they’re jockeying for seeding up of nan playoffs. The Knicks are 51-28 and presently 3rd successful nan Eastern Conference. The Hawks fell to 45-34 and are presently 5th successful nan East.
New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns reacts during nan first half of an NBA crippled against nan Atlanta Hawks successful Atlanta connected April 6, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/AP)
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Atlanta is only 1.5 games up connected nan Toronto Raptors for their spot.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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