Overview
- Atlanta, which trailed by 12 entering the fourth at Madison Square Garden on Monday, closed out a 107-106 win to tie the first-round series 1-1 heading into Game 3 in Atlanta on Thursday.
- CJ McCollum scored 32 points on 12-of-22 shooting and sank the go-ahead jumper with about 33 seconds left after a night of heavy boos in the Garden.
- New York shot 22.7% in the fourth quarter as Atlanta hit 72.2%, producing a 28-15 period that erased the Knicks’ late lead.
- NBC said its scorebug wrongly showed the Knicks had a timeout on the final play, a data error that drove social media criticism of coach Mike Brown for not stopping the clock.
- Questions about New York’s late-game choices grew Tuesday, including the fourth-quarter offense running through Jalen Brunson as Karl-Anthony Towns saw few touches after a strong third.