ATLANTA — No. 1 total decide Zaccharie Risacher scored 33 factors and had seven rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks rallied late to beat the New York Knicks 121-116 on Wednesday evening.
Risacher’s 33 factors had been probably the most by a rookie this season. He additionally had three assists, three steals and two blocked photographs.
The Hawks trailed 110-105 with 2:57 to play, however went on a 13-1 run to place the sport away.
Jalen Johnson had 23 factors and 15 rebounds. Trae Younger had 23 factors, 10 assists and 6 rebounds one sport after scoring simply two factors on 1-for-10 taking pictures towards Boston.
Karl-Anthony Cities led the Knicks with 34 factors and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 21 factors.
Takeaways
Knicks: The Knicks shook off a sluggish begin and performed properly within the remaining three quarters in entrance of a wholesome contingent of Knicks followers in Atlanta however finally completed their highway journey 2-2.
Hawks: The Hawks bounced again from a poor exhibiting in a 30-point loss to the Celtics with one among their greatest efforts of the season. Risacher performed by far his greatest sport of the season.
Key second
Clint Capela capped a 9-1 run with a quick break dunk with 46.9 seconds remaining to provide the Hawks a 114-111 lead. Younger began a fast-break off a 3-point miss from Cities and dished it to a sprinting Capela for the dunk.
Key stat
The Knicks entered the sport because the league’s greatest 3-point taking pictures group at 41.4%, and the Hawks had been surrendering a league-worst 39.8% from deep. The Knicks ended up connecting on 46.8% on Wednesday, hitting 22 of 47.
Up subsequent
The Knicks return dwelling to face the struggling Bucks on Friday. The Hawks will probably be at Detroit on Friday for the primary sport of their third back-to-back state of affairs of the younger season.
