Atlanta Hawks

The 2025-26 season was supposed to be the New York Knicks’ time to shine. Both their biggest competitors for Eastern Conference supremacy seemed to be headed for down years, and the Knicks had all the opportunity in the world to perhaps finally get over the hump. But they have been having trouble in their first-round […] The post Mike Brown’s silver linings from Game 3 loss to Hawks will fall on deaf Knicks fan ears appeared first on ClutchPoints.

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks are experiencing in real time what it means to win in the margins of a playoff game, and these last two wins against the New York Knicks have looked just about the same. In Game 2, CJ McCollum walked down his defender to keep the Hawks in front late, and […] The post Different arena, same result: What Hawks saw in final seconds of Game 3 win over Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

When the Atlanta Hawks traded for Jonathan Kuminga (and Buddy Hield) in the deal that saw Kristaps Porzingis head to the Bay in exchange, the expectations for the former seventh overall pick weren’t very high. After all, his stock has fallen off a cliff in his final days with the Golden State Warriors, as he […] The post Hawks guard CJ McCollum’s Jonathan Kuminga love fest will have Warriors fans pouting appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left, leading the Hawks to a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series on Thursday night.

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Bridges started Thursday’s Game 3 defeat. He took a few shots. Bricked them. Lost all confidence. And poof … disappeared faster than five first-round picks.

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The New York Knicks have fallen behind 2-1 in their first-round matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, losing two consecutive one-point games in the most demoralizing fashions possible. In Game 2, Mikal Bridges clunked a game-winning attempt after CJ McCollum bricked two free throws. And then in Game 3, the Knicks couldn’t execute properly on their […] The post What Knicks’ Mike Brown told Jalen Brunson to do on failed last play vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The New York Knicks are floundering in their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, but at least one stat makes it hard to blame Karl-Anthony Towns for his team’s Game 3 loss on Thursday. The Knicks dropped Game 3 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta to the tune of a 109-108 score. Despite the razor-thin […] The post This Karl-Anthony Towns stat makes Knicks’ Game 3 loss to Hawks even more mind-blowingwp appeared first on ClutchPoints.

In their worst performance of the series thus far, the Knicks lose their second straight game by a point.

CJ McCollum may be public enemy number one among fans of the New York Knicks at present considering how he’s emerged as the hero for the Atlanta Hawks over the past two games, but Mikal Bridges isn’t far behind. Bridges, the man who was acquired back in 2024 for a king’s ransom of five unprotected […] The post Knicks’ Mikal Bridges takes full responsibility for embarrassing Game 3 goose egg vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The sixth-seeded Hawks now hold a 2-1 lead over the favored Knicks in the best-of-seven series.

The Knicks were defeated by the Hawks 109-108 in Game 3 of their first-round NBA Playoffs matchup on Thursday night in Atlanta.

CJ McCollum may not be embracing the role of the villain like Trae Young did back in 2021 against the New York Knicks, but he’s becoming one all the same. On Thursday night, it was McCollum who once again drove the decisive blow into the Knicks’ hearts, as the Atlanta Hawks took a 109-108 win […] The post Hawks’ CJ McCollum keeps Trae Young villain arc going with Game 3 game-winner vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

For the second time in three nights, the Atlanta Hawks upset New York in the NBA Playoffs, and now the Knicks have fallen behind in the series, 2-1.

Report card from the Knicks' 109-108 Game 3 loss to the Hawks in Atlanta:

Nearly a decade after a tweet posted by a “Jennifer” went viral following a response from CJ McCollum, the Atlanta Hawks shooting guard had a classy message to say to the fan. Just before Thursday night’s Game 3 of the first-round series between the Hawks and the New York Knicks in Atlanta, McCollum was shown […] The post Hawks’ CJ McCollum sends message to ‘Jennifer’ nearly 8 years after viral tweet appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA playoffs didn't take long to provide drama.