Hawks rally for 108-100 win over Knicks to advance to NBA Cup semifinals

Trae Young had 22 points and 11 assists, De’Andre Hunter and Jalen Johnson played the frontcourt for the Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks made a surprising run of the NBA Cup all the way to the semifinals in Las Vegas, beat New York 108-100 on Wednesday night.

Hunter scored 24 points and Johnson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who may have been the surprise team in the tournament after knocking off the defending champion Celtics in Boston and the Cleveland Cavaliers the best in the NBA in team play to reach the championship. stage as the 3rd seed in Mpumalanga.

They will now face another East team, the top seeded Milwaukee Bucks, on Saturday in the semifinals.

Josh Hart scored 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 19 rebounds for the Knicks, who went 4-0 in team play and took a 12-point lead on Wednesday. But just like in the 2021 playoffs, it was Young who was celebrating on the floor at Madison Square Garden after eliminating the Knicks.

Take away

Hawks: Just getting off a tough team could be a good thing for the Hawks’ young players. Now they can go and win it all with two wins in Las Vegas.

Knicks: One of the favorites to win the championship had an incredibly bad second half and fell to 0-2 against Atlanta this season.

Time is important

The Knicks led 66-62 before Young scored eight straight points, sinking a 31-footer for his second straight 3-pointer. Hunter then hit a 3-pointer to cap an 11-0 run in which Atlanta took its first lead of the game and went ahead 73-66.

Key statistics

Atlanta outscored New York 61-46 in the second half.

Next

While the Hawks travel to Las Vegas, the Knicks travel to Orlando for Sunday’s game.

It is reported by the Associated Press.

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