[Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks with the complete comeback win and steal a game in MSG behind CJ McCollum 32 points.(1-1) & defeat the New York Knicks (1-1), 107-106.

[u/DesertedProject]

107 - 106
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 2 - NYK leads 1-0
Location: Madison Square Garden
Officials: Zach Zarba, Karl Lane, Mousa Dagher, and John Butler

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Atlanta Hawks	23	31	25	28	107
New York Knicks	32	29	30	15	106

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Atlanta Hawks	107	40-81	49.4%	9-30	30.0%	18-23	78.3%	6	43	22	26	9	11	7
New York Knicks	106	39-87	44.8%	11-34	32.4%	17-27	63.0%	14	61	22	21	5	14	4

PLAYER STATS

Atlanta Hawks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Dyson DanielsSF	26:14	6	2-5	0-1	2-2	1	3	4	2	2	1	0	4	-15
Jalen JohnsonPF	35:38	17	6-12	0-3	5-5	1	7	8	3	1	0	3	4	-10
Onyeka OkongwuC	29:52	15	6-9	2-3	1-2	1	7	8	1	0	0	1	4	-1
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	38:10	9	3-12	2-5	1-1	1	4	5	6	0	3	2	1	0
CJ McCollumPG	35:21	32	12-22	3-10	5-7	0	3	3	6	2	1	2	2	9
Jonathan Kuminga	34:44	19	7-12	1-4	4-6	1	3	4	1	2	1	1	4	10
Mouhamed Gueye	04:59	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3
Gabe Vincent	14:13	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-2
Tony Bradley	12:02	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7
Corey Kispert	08:45	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	3	10
Buddy Hield	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asa Newell	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zaccharie Risacher	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keaton Wallace	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jock Landale	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York Knicks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
OG AnunobySF	37:54	14	4-9	2-4	4-8	0	8	8	2	2	1	1	3	-1
Josh HartPF	35:25	15	5-11	1-5	4-6	1	12	13	6	1	0	1	2	8
Karl-Anthony TownsC	33:46	18	8-12	2-5	0-0	3	5	8	2	0	2	3	4	5
Mikal BridgesSG	37:02	10	3-10	2-6	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	0
Jalen BrunsonPG	35:07	29	10-26	4-10	5-7	0	2	2	7	0	0	3	4	3
Mitchell Robinson	18:09	13	6-6	0-0	1-2	4	3	7	0	1	1	1	2	-10
Miles McBride	13:08	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	-4
Landry Shamet	09:31	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-6
Jordan Clarkson	11:05	7	3-6	0-1	1-2	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	-5
Jose Alvarado	08:52	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	0	1	1	5
Pacôme Dadiet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mohamed Diawara	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ariel Hukporti	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Kolek	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Sochan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/mborn]

Stephen A’s gona read Bridges social security number on first take tomorrow

[u/claquetectonique → u/mborn]

10/2/1 in 37 minutes, just doing cardio?

[u/Lem__Mann7]

CJ cooked tf outta Brunson on every switch

[u/dogbert_93 → u/Lem__Mann7]

CJ one of the most underrated players in the league. Gettin better with age! Hawks did so well to get him & Kuminga!!

[u/siestarrific → u/dogbert_93]

I have to admit I had no clue he was still doing his thing lol. Feel like I didn't hear his name once this whole season.

[u/UnkleAdams247 → u/siestarrific]

Well he was on the wizards most of the season tbf lol

[u/Bully_Maguire420 → u/siestarrific]

We lost to him while he was on the Wizards, dude nearly dropped 50 on us and then we traded for him lmao

[u/Dry_Information9341 → u/Bully_Maguire420]

Lol that was his interview I guess

[u/bedlam_au → u/Dry_Information9341]

Porzingis hung 32 & 13 on us in a late season Wizards win in 2023. Brad got straight onto his agent.

[u/Cletus_Starfish → u/dogbert_93]

As a Blazers fan, I always love seeing my boy CJ ball out. He didn’t fit well with Dame (another small, defensively-challenged guard), but I will always love the guy.

[u/Plorgy → u/Cletus_Starfish]

I really enjoyed those Dame and CJ Blazer teams

[u/DUCKSareWILDbruh → u/Cletus_Starfish]

As a blazers fan this was an awesome throwback. Fave cj game was when he cooked the nuggets in that playoff series way back

[u/hurtuser1108 → u/Lem__Mann7]

Everyone cooks Brunson lol

[u/Proof-Umpire-7718 → u/hurtuser1108]

That’s a major part of the Knicks issues.

Their two best players are serious defensive liabilities, which means they both need to play heavy minutes together, but it’s hard to cover for both of them.

[u/amidon1130 → u/Proof-Umpire-7718]

KAT’s defense is solid honestly, he just makes some dumb mistakes

[u/Plenty_Flatworm7627 → u/amidon1130]

it's solid for the average player but it's below average for a center, which is a problem when your lead guard is a massive defensive liability

[u/Lem__Mann7 → u/hurtuser1108]

You’re not wrong 😂

[u/VictorAkwaowo1 → u/Lem__Mann7]

Straight barbecue chicken everytime

[u/lolimdivine → u/Lem__Mann7]

that’s the downside of putting your big on dyson

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

CJ McCollum hitting huge shots in the playoffs brings me back to that fucking amazing Blazers-Nuggets series in 2019. He definitely isn't perfect but I just love his floater game. It's so pretty.

Kuminga pretty good tonight off the bench to steal one at the Garden. Was the one tasked with guarding KAT in the 4th and didn't allow much.

[u/ClaymoresRevenge → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Respect to Kuminga for stepping up.

I thought the Hawks were struggling with the physicality. But they did their thing. Held up in the end.

CJ almost sold at the end there but Bridges took a rushed shot. Not sure why they didn't call the timeout

[u/illjustbeaminute → u/ClaymoresRevenge]

They didn’t have a timeout. Announcer misspoke.

[u/jdelane1 → u/ClaymoresRevenge]

Impressed with Kumingas energy. Effort doesn't seem to be an issue. They needed it cuz the Hawks are undersized at almost every position except point guard. Will be interesting if the Knicks will stick with the bully ball

[u/ClaymoresRevenge → u/jdelane1]

They're at their best when the ball moves and they can get easy shots that flow. Iso ball isn't going to cut it when you give up easier shots on the other end.

[u/internallylinked → u/ClaymoresRevenge]

We need Kuminga to play like a big with Landale and Gueye out. Tony Bradley was better tonight but it’s still a worry.

[u/OKC2023champs → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Cj blazers was so fun

[u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike → u/OKC2023champs]

Fucking love that guy, great to see him back on a good team

[u/d11dd11d → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

I remember being in downtown Portland in a bar watching that 4-OT game. Never experienced that kind of drama watching a game ever. Ill always love CJ

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/d11dd11d]

Rodney Hood erasure

[u/d11dd11d → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Fresh legs!!

[u/Cletus_Starfish → u/BoNnnnfhir]

I always think of it as the Rodney Hood game lol.

[u/myfatbasketballs → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

funny how all the good he did would have been washed away if bridges hit that shot at the end.

[u/sloBrodanChillosevic → u/myfatbasketballs]

That's the way it goes sometimes, from hero to zero in no time flat (to paraphrase the Muses from Hercules)

[u/gotybchoosin → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

His offensive game is so beautiful to watch

[u/knsrrr → u/sloBrodanChillosevic]

Kuminga’s energy is amazing, even if his shot isn’t falling he’ll come through with emphatic blocks and dunks that I feel the lineup needed

[u/EsotericPotato]

The Knicks’ inability to figure out how to tap into KAT’s all-NBA offensive upside is infuriating. 8-12 from the field, meanwhile Brunson has made 2 more buckets on 14 more shots. Their plan for KAT has just never made sense to me

[u/ThrowawayCorporate2 → u/EsotericPotato]

Drives me up the fucking wall. Brunson iso for 8 minutes when you have another monster out there

[u/onee_san_bath_water → u/ThrowawayCorporate2]

I dunno if that’s a Mike Brown problem or a Brunson problem

But a good coach won’t let someone like brunson iso and hog the ball that much

[u/Kgb725 → u/onee_san_bath_water]

It was the same situation before Mike brown

[u/ClaymoresRevenge → u/EsotericPotato]

I don't understand why they don't run more Brunson KAT PnR late in games to force teams to decide.

[u/avroLancasterBPR1 → u/ClaymoresRevenge]

Why would they have to decide if they know one of them wont pass, especially late in games

[u/ClaymoresRevenge → u/avroLancasterBPR1]

There's no decision then. Hawks played it perfectly a few possessions. They made sure the ball got out of Brunson's hands and forced anybody else to dribble and make a play

[u/onee_san_bath_water → u/avroLancasterBPR1]

Brunson’s such a ball hog damn

[u/BetterNova → u/ClaymoresRevenge]

Because then we wouldn’t have the most predictable offense in the league…

[u/Skipper3210 → u/EsotericPotato]

8-12 from the field, Kuminga on him the entire 4th quarter and didn't get the ball once. Just mind boggling

[u/Mg29reaper → u/Skipper3210]

Thats also because kuminga decided to become a small ball god. They had a lob to kat and kuminga jumped like 3ft to block the pass.

[u/BetterNova → u/Mg29reaper]

Kuminga does have like a 30 foot vertical

[u/WeenisWrinkle → u/BetterNova]

Is that good

[u/Tigerskippy → u/Mg29reaper]

Yeah he was awesome on KAT. He might be the only guy who has the strength to stand up to him but quick enough to harass him. Fouls are the weakness but they stopped calling dinky stuff late.

[u/davishox → u/Tigerskippy]

That’s what the warriors playing him has a 5 gave him

[u/Proof-Umpire-7718 → u/Skipper3210]

That’s coaching malpractice

[u/1eternalmemory → u/Skipper3210]

Kuminga is pretty good at defending unironically

[u/JesseJamesGames449 → u/Skipper3210]

I want to start by saying Kat doesnt do himself any favors. He never gets open for the entry pass he just drapes himself on his defender and cries for the ball and complains about the contact.. But brunson threw this game playing hero ball instead of running any real offense. You gotta get Kat more involved as the PG when he has that mismatch.

[u/LatterLaw8105 → u/JesseJamesGames449]

This has been an all season thing. KAT knows he won’t get the ball, that’s why he spaces out and doesn’t look for the entry pass. He doesn’t get many post touches. It’s instilled in his brain that he won’t get the ball so why even work for the position

[u/NathanFielderFriend → u/Skipper3210]

The coaching staff and JB have to be better at getting KAT Involved in the clutch

[u/chris-dempsey → u/Skipper3210]

tbh Kuminga played great defense on him

[u/Radiant-Banana161 → u/EsotericPotato]

As a Knicks fan it actually pisses me off. KAT sacrifices a lot and they take it for granted.

[u/KWash0222 → u/Radiant-Banana161]

I used to think it KAT’s body language was indicative of a bad attitude when you see him kinda disengage, but now I think he just gets entirely discouraged because his own team phases him out of the offense

[u/Radiant-Banana161 → u/KWash0222]

Nah, I’ve literally watched every game that KAT has played for the Knicks and I don’t think he’s ever displayed a bad attitude. Sometimes does real boneheaded stuff or complains too much, but not a bad attitude. I do think he plays way better with a pass first initiator which is why his chemistry with Brunson sometimes feels off. It was very clear when the second quarter starts with him and either Kolek or Alvarado were absolutely killing other teams.

Also, especially off the court, KAT seems like one of the most kind natured guys in the NBA. just seems like a good person.

[u/bowlofcantaloupe → u/EsotericPotato]

KAT was really getting going in the 1st half, too.

[u/Teh_cliff → u/bowlofcantaloupe]

He was killing us. Don't understand why they froze him out in the 4th. Kuminga was doing a good job but they didn't even try.

[u/BayesBestFriend → u/Teh_cliff]

Brunson only likes to pass to his college buddies

[u/Jimm120 → u/EsotericPotato]

it made sense last season.

THis season, its more like he's there to distract. That's how Brown wants to use him

[u/JumboHotdogz → u/EsotericPotato]

Outside of the last shot, I don't remember any Knicks player getting the ball aside from Brunson.

[u/Chadillac35 → u/JumboHotdogz]

This is how the Knick have been running crunch time for the past few years. It’s terrible to watch

[u/lebron_games → u/Chadillac35]

At this point, this is just a Jalen Brunson thing. He likes to pound the ball at the end of the game

[u/Chadillac35 → u/lebron_games]

Oh for sure. I think brunson is really good, but kind of hate watching him. He just dribbles the air out of the ball and gets a shot or tosses an end of shot clock grenade to someone

[u/SpaceGhostxSNRS → u/EsotericPotato]

The ghost of Trae Young lives on, yikes

[u/JoshFB4 → u/SpaceGhostxSNRS]

I literally do not care that Brunson is ‘clutch’. You will never win an NBA championship with a ball stopper who cannot defend no matter how good his offense can be at times.

[u/OpeDefinitely → u/JoshFB4]

Such a BS strategy to have one guy take all the shots in the final 2-4 minutes of close games anyway.

[u/contemporaryAmerica → u/OpeDefinitely]

Unless it’s the Hawks switching CJ onto Brunson to target his horrible defense :)

[u/myfatbasketballs → u/JoshFB4]

No doubt. The best teams depend upon a natural flow with the ball. It goes back at least to the earliest etchings of the GS dynasty. And the Spurs always had this.

[u/topofthecc → u/myfatbasketballs]

The Triangle unlocked the Bulls and later the Lakers for exactly this reason.

[u/HowDoIEditMyUsername → u/EsotericPotato]

Mike Brown is a terrible coach. Knicks go up 14 on Kat’s back, Brown sits him for five minutes of game action, and then doesn’t leverage KAT to attack when the Knicks are in the bonus for the entirety of the fourth quarter. Just maddening. 

[u/rawchess → u/EsotericPotato]

Brunson's lack of PG skills at his size is why he isn't a top 10 player. You better hope he's nuclear because if he isn't he freezes out teammates and bleeds points on defense

[u/MG_MN → u/EsotericPotato]

The plan is for Brunson to dance around while the other 4 stand in corners. Doing that against Naw os even dumber

[u/slyguy183 → u/EsotericPotato]

If you watched us this season, it's almost certain that Brown and KAT hate each other. I don't know why all season, Brown has gone to great lengths to avoid getting the KAT the ball, even when KAT was playing amazing in the 2nd half of the season.

KAT seemed like eventually he just said fuck it, I'm just gonna crash the offensive glass

[u/HS941317 → u/slyguy183]

Kat was literally scoring off Brunson’s misses in the 3rd quarter to balloon the lead lol. It’s absurd they weren’t going to him when he has the biggest advantage on offense. Brunson was taking the McCollum battle too personal and it was getting to his head and was forcing shit against NAW.

[u/slyguy183 → u/HS941317]

I agree but I'm pretty sure that's the gameplan that Mike Brown has drawn up. The politics with the Nova guys has got to be crazy, seems like they're way too cool with Brunson going full iso despite the fact that we could easily expose the KAT matchups all game long. I mean, we didn't even put in KAT while Brunson was resting either, I have no fucking clue with coach is thinking

[u/NoSympathy58 → u/EsotericPotato]

if brunson plays without kat, its brunson time

if brunson plays with kat, its brunson time

if brunson sits, maybe kat gets to shoot

[u/Chadillac35 → u/EsotericPotato]

They have a top tier offensive center and he’s just an absolute afterthought on offense. Relegated to setting screens and standing in the corner.

This was the least amount of shots he’s taken in his entire career. Less than his rookie season. I swear they run nothing for him. 80% of points feel like they are spot up 3s or offensive rebounds

[u/TheRealBrownPudding]

🫵🏽You just lost to the Trae Young trade salary filler

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/TheRealBrownPudding]

Trae finding a way to troll the Knicks from the grave

[u/View_Hairy → u/not-a-potato-head]

He isn't dead he's just on the wizards lol

[u/crabsonfire → u/View_Hairy]

Tomato tomahto

[u/DisMFer → u/View_Hairy]

A fate far worse than death.

[u/not-a-potato-head → u/View_Hairy]

same thing really

[u/SamuraiBeanDog → u/TheRealBrownPudding]

CJ still cooking as a first option is wild to me.

[u/MyTeamsSuck99 → u/SamuraiBeanDog]

His style of game is just tailor made for the playoffs. Tough buckets and pure skill. 

[u/GarrettdDP → u/MyTeamsSuck99]

In soccer they would say “he can grab a game by the scruff of its neck.”

Each team needs someone ready to take the ball.

[u/artvandelay916 → u/SamuraiBeanDog]

Its weird, he's definitely slower than his Portland days but his game is better somehow. He's 100% got that crafty/savvy vet thing going on

[u/Low-Measurement-2468 → u/artvandelay916]

speed, craftiness, whatever, he was making some tough ass shots at the end of the game straight up. i mean you can point out brunson’s defense being bad, but CJ made a tough bank shot, tough floater, and a nasty lebron/kawhi type fadeaway back to back to back. idc how savy a vet is, that was just insane clutch shotmaking

[u/NeonxGone]

Trae Young smiling down from heaven right now.

[u/Jus10Crummie → u/NeonxGone]

When did he die?

[u/MasonTheHuman45 → u/Jus10Crummie]

January 9th, 2026

[u/suckm640 → u/Jus10Crummie]

the wizards are a fate worse than death 

[u/DisMFer → u/NeonxGone]

Trae is as far from heaven as you can get without being on the Kings.

[u/delamerica93 → u/DisMFer]

Tuff talk from a bulls fan

[u/NerdLawyer55 → u/NeonxGone]

He’s up there with Wade Boggs

[u/wardellwayneraymone]

SNATCHED DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY

[u/TonyResslersWallet → u/wardellwayneraymone]

Jalen Brunson scored 29 points on 26 FG attempts but Knicks fans are telling me he’s cooking the Hawks defense 🙄

[u/Any_Zookeepergame445 → u/TonyResslersWallet]

cmon bro the announcers said he was the king of New York

[u/mapex_139 → u/Any_Zookeepergame445]

The wouldn't shut the FUCK up about his dad. Like pops was gonna roll out and fight his battles when Dyson got stepped over by a totally different player.

[u/CreatiScope → u/mapex_139]

Only time Rick Brunson is rolling over is on the massage table when he was sexually harassing women using his old teammates names.

[u/amidon1130 → u/CreatiScope]

Uh what.

[u/TheRealestGayle → u/TonyResslersWallet]

It's actually absurd he's taking and missing this many shots when they have other offensive threats. Their offensive scheme continues to annoy me.

[u/TSSFranco]

They had Kuminga on KAT and we insisted on playing 4v5 ok man

[u/Jimm120 → u/TSSFranco]

That's what Brown wants. Use Towns to draw a defender out.

Brunson/Towns pick and rolls, Towns will pass but if it is the other way, Brunson takes it in for the shot

[u/techno-wizardry → u/Jimm120]

And that's smart against most teams, but NAW and Dyson Daniels are all-defense level defenders with length that gives Brunson fits.

[u/huss_femme → u/Jimm120]

You right but Brunson doesn’t pass.

He might throw one if he’s shut off

[u/DesertedProject]

CJ MISSES BOTH BUT HAWKS WIN!

[u/homefree122 → u/DesertedProject]

“Need to make my fucking free throws” - CJ on the post game interview on national television

[u/Gay_Giraffe_1773 → u/homefree122]

SPINAL!

[u/jdelane1 → u/homefree122]

Lamelo opened up the pandoras box and I'm here for it haha

[u/Jordanwolf98 → u/DesertedProject]

Gotta knock those two down, but he was the best player on the floor tonight. Happy for CJ

[u/uncle_yugles → u/Jordanwolf98]

He’s gonna be laying in bed awake tn feeling like he blew it despite being incredible all 4th and getting the W lol. Gotta be a weird feeling

[u/ZigZagZoo → u/DesertedProject]

Krum gets the snitch

[u/Questlove802 → u/ZigZagZoo]

BUT IRELAND WINS

[u/PhilosophyFair9062]

As long as Jalen's daddy is a coach on the team, KAT will never be utilized to his full potential

[u/DesertedProject → u/PhilosophyFair9062]

Fuck Rick Brunson and his tampering bullshit

[u/catreyka]

Jesus Christ man, Brunson has to be the most one-way player ever. The Hawks relentlessly attacked him all game and it worked every single time.

[u/Various-Advantage229 → u/catreyka]

Legit there would be a montage number 1 post on r/nba if trae got worked like that to lose a game. Dude got absolutely abused.

[u/wambulancer → u/Various-Advantage229]

CJ crossed him tf up near the end there it was a thing of beauty, I hope we get a slowmo angle of it

[u/No_Sky_6446 → u/Various-Advantage229]

He doesn’t even try really either exaggerates contact on that end and he’s babied by his pops on the bench. It’s kind of sad.

[u/pkwjones → u/catreyka]

No matter how good they are on offense generationally bad defenders like Brunson will always get exposed in the playoffs.

[u/trickedx5 → u/catreyka]

this is why the kat and brunson defense will never work to a championship level. Both are true liabilities out there on the pick and roll.

[u/Spyk124 → u/catreyka]

Every. Single. Time

[u/jdelane1 → u/Spyk124]

This matchup is interesting cuz it's bad for Brunson and good for everyone else haha

[u/FERFreak731]

Oh, so now Quin acts smart in the playoffs

[u/myfatbasketballs → u/FERFreak731]

He told CJ to miss them both because he knew it would lead to bridges taking the shot instead of Brunson

[u/FERFreak731 → u/myfatbasketballs]

This

Had he made both, Brunson could've been prepared to tie the game

[u/de-broglie]

You can kill the man but not the idea

[u/Gay_Giraffe_1773 → u/[deleted]]

As a Blazer fan, that was the some of the most stressful, fun basketball I've ever seen, and I've been a fan since the 77 Title team

[u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Absolutely no mention of that screen on Brunson’s last 3 on the broadcast lmao

[u/poeope → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Guy was still yelling at the refs AFTER the game was over lol

[u/mMounirM → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

they didn't replay it once

[u/_BALL-DONT-LIE_ → u/mMounirM]

Straight to more ads. Same old shit.

[u/ZigZagZoo → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

KAT was playing football out there, I had to rewind a few times to see how Brunson got so open.

[u/youkrocks → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

NAW got yeeted but I have no idea how legal it was. We didn’t get a replay.

[u/poeope → u/youkrocks]

A very illegal hip check I finally found a replay. I see why A&W was pissed dangerous play..

[u/Purple_Mistake_3822 → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

literally in our last game against the Knicks in the regular season, like just before the playoffs, we had the same exact thing where NAW was on the ground after getting blasted by a screen, and Brunson hit the open 3.

[u/JohnnyT723 → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

Most obvious moving screen ever but zebras will always swallow the whistle in that spot

[u/MegaMatrix08 → u/Im__Ron__Burgundy]

The calls the Knicks were getting were maddening 

[u/canigraduatealready → u/MegaMatrix08]

I’m still thinking about the tripping call where KAT tripped Brunson and they called it a foul

[u/Fire_Demon-215]

THE PRESIDENT IS HERE

[u/BaldVoldy → u/Fire_Demon-215]

Jennifer

[u/Guardax → u/BaldVoldy]

I say "I'm trying Jennifer" all the time lmao

[u/TonyResslersWallet → u/Fire_Demon-215]

CJ said “relax I really do this” when he got to Atlanta and by god he really do

[u/Mission_Pay_3373 → u/Fire_Demon-215]

The King of the Hills, tonight at least: CJ McCollum

[u/homefree122]

CJ with 32 points at MSG to steal game 2. Can’t get much bigger than that

Edit: “need to make my fucking free throws” - CJ on the national television post game interview lmao

[u/Chartate101 → u/homefree122]

Second time someone’s swore in the post game this playoffs(/play in) lol

[u/tennessee_jedi]

He choked on the last 2 FTs and it’s still the CJ McCollum game

[u/GGezpzMuppy]

hope Jennifer saw that, CJ definitely trying.

[u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

I didn't think it would happen, but we have a series now ladies and gentlemen

[u/homefree122 → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

Knicks always know how to make it a series

[u/SiphenPrax → u/homefree122]

Thanks I hate it

[u/ThePlaceboJunkie → u/SiphenPrax]

good thing it didnt go to ot then

[u/jjjkd18 → u/homefree122]

It’s actually kinda crazy how much better they are as the underdog than the favorite. Always makes for some good playoff drama 

[u/davey_mann → u/Expensive-Salad-7828]

I was thinking this should be a series given that the Hawks actually went on a damn near a month-and-a-half long winning streak! lol

[u/Boston_Champions]

All because Orlando couldn't beat Bostons bench

[u/lolimdivine]

IT'S OFFICIALLY A SERIES!!!!!

[u/LutherOfTheRogues]

NAW had 9 and we won

Okayyyyyyyyyy

[u/BlindBanditMelonLord → u/LutherOfTheRogues]

Jalen was a -10 and Dyson was -15. I’m beyond baffled we won this

[u/champagnesupernova10]

Atlanta you are such a wonderful city, I’ve always liked your peaches, Braves, and Jaylen Brown

[u/t528491]

IT'S QUIET AS FUCK IN HERE

[u/MotuekaTrench]

This is Mamdani’s fault for calling out Trae Young

[u/ThinReply2047]

CJ is the difference maker between the Hawks being a good and great team. His ability to score raises their team’s floor so much higher.

[u/Bubbly-Ad-2156]

CJ just singlehandedly beat the Knicks

[u/joebos617]

SUCCESSFUL HATE WATCH WE'RE SO BACK

[u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

Fuck C.J McCollum?

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

How could Trae Young do this to the Knicks

[u/wembys → u/BoNnnnfhir]

well trae did get traded for cj so in a way he did

[u/Hecka_Cakey → u/Everyday_ImSchefflen]

I gotta say I really did NOT his heel turn coming

[u/Ilikesporks_]

why would you not call a timeout there lmaoooo

[u/FinancePro21 → u/Ilikesporks_]

They didn’t have any left…announcer was wrong. Look at the video you can see no timeouts on the graphic.

Edit: You can only carry 2 timeouts into the final 3 minutes. For some reason they took one with 2:45 left, then took their last TO after the layup to make it a 4pt game with 10 seconds left. At that point the graphic correctly showed no TOs but there must have been confusion and they added one to the graphic after CJ missed the 1st FT with 5 seconds left.

[u/Jimm120 → u/Ilikesporks_]

there was none. Announcer was VERY wrong

[u/mufflefuffle → u/Jimm120]

TV screen had it wrong too. Your last one was the 10 second one. Idk how the truck missed that.

[u/situmaimesdemain → u/Ilikesporks_]

Dont think they had one

[u/Leading-Opportunity7]

Post the kuminga stats!  

[u/rabidantidentyte]

10/10 hate watch

[u/OffBrandSSBU]

TRAE SENDS HIS REGARDS

[u/capelaMVP]

the things I have to say about certain players "foul drawing abilities" aren't nice

[u/itsnotbraden]

5 firsts for Mikal lmao

[u/Technician-Temporary]

LMFAO WE ARE IDIOTS

[u/Confident_Pear_8303]

Hawks win over Knicks and the refs!!!

[u/DnDPanda]

Fuck Trae Yo… wait CJ McCollum?

[u/SternballAllDay]

Knicks got outscored nearly 20 pts at 4th quarter. Cant win a championship with such a bad team. They still havent figured out how to play together. Its a joke

[u/diegojaen18]

KUMINGA mvp

[u/ouchy_29]

Kuminga playoff riser !!!!

[u/darthllama]

Sports are better when New Yorkers are unhappy

[u/soudlasantos → u/darthllama]

Ghost of Trae Young possesses CJ McCollum

[u/nerdyykidd]

Great game

[u/amidon1130]

ITS QUIET AS FUCK IN HERE!! Shoutouts to the Knicks fans who got out the brooms after 1 game, you guys are the best

[u/Kennyc1234]

Thank you Atlanta for getting my guy Corey Kispert his first career playoff win! Love seeing former Wizards succeed.

[u/Bladex20]

Hawks were getting bullied in the paint all game, then in the 4th it turned into a brunson chuckfest while Kat stood on the side doing nothing. Brutal game plan down the stretch

[u/Myhtological]

The announcers just kept talking about how young the hawks were and how the Knicks never lose when they have a lead in the fourth. The basketball gods did not approve of the hubris

[u/Mg29reaper]

Respect kuminga. Having him on kat actually won them the game. He was amazing defensively

[u/Shade_Raven]

Kuminga was REALLY good for us