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New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks

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3-4, 2-3 Away
Final
116 - 121

4-5, 3-3 Home

No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher scores 33 as Hawks rally late to down Knicks 121-116

Trae Young turns on villain mode against Knicks fans

Risacher's 33 points were the most by a rookie this season. He also had three assists, three steals and two blocked shots.

The Hawks trailed 110-105 with 2:57 to play, but went on a 13-1 run to put the game away.

Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 15 rebounds. Trae Young had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds one game after scoring just two points on 1-for-10 shooting against Boston.

Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 34 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 21 points.

Takeaways Knicks: The Knicks shook off a sluggish start and played well in the final three quarters in front of a healthy contingent of Knicks fans in Atlanta but ultimately finished their road trip 2-2.

Hawks: The Hawks bounced back from a poor showing in a 30-point loss to the Celtics with one of their best efforts of the season. Risacher played by far his best game of the season.

Key moment Clint Capela capped a 9-1 run with a fast break dunk with 46.9 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 114-111 lead. Young started a fast-break off a 3-point miss from Towns and dished it to a sprinting Capela for the dunk.

Key stat The Knicks entered the game as the league's best 3-point shooting team at 41.4%, and the Hawks were surrendering a league-worst 39.8% from deep. The Knicks ended up connecting on 46.8% on Wednesday, hitting 22 of 47.

Up next The Knicks return home to face the struggling Bucks on Friday. The Hawks will be at Detroit on Friday for the first game of their third back-to-back situation of the young season.

Regular Season Series

ATL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 47.4%
Knicks: 52.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 121
4th 4.1 Zaccharie Risacher makes free throw 2 of 2 116 - 121
4th 4.1 Zaccharie Risacher makes free throw 1 of 2 116 - 120
4th 4.1 Josh Hart personal take foul 116 - 119

Statistics

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41-84 FG 45-100
48.8 Field Goal % 45.0
22-47 3PT 15-38
46.8 Three Point % 39.5
12-15 FT 16-22
80.0 Free Throw % 72.7
41 Rebounds 48
7 Offensive Rebounds 16
34 Defensive Rebounds 32
29 Assists 31
5 Steals 12
5 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 8
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
18 Fast Break Points 13
36 Points in Paint 58
18 Fouls 14
7 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 16,072 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 22 7 .759 - L1
New York 19 10 .655 3 W4
Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11 L2
Philadelphia 10 17 .370 11 W1
Toronto 7 23 .233 15.5 L8

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 19 12 .613 - W2
Miami 14 13 .519 3 W1
Atlanta 15 15 .500 3.5 W1
Charlotte 7 22 .241 11 L5
Washington 4 23 .148 13 L2
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