The Atlanta Hawks rallied to survive the New York Knicks 107-106 to tie their first-round playoff series on Monday night.
CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 32 points, Jonathan Kuminga scored 19 off the bench, and Jalen Johnson scored 17, including a basket with 10 seconds left for a four-point lead for the No. 6 seeds.
On the other hand, Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 29 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 18. Josh Hart had 15 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists.
McCollum led a late rally that almost fell short when he missed two free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining.
The Knicks rushed the ball up the court without any timeouts left, but Mikal Bridges missed a jumper as time expired.
Atlanta trailed the entire second half and was down by 12 after three quarters.
McCollum took charge to give the Hawks a 101-100 lead with 2:09 to play and made another basket to have a three-point lead.
Brunson answered to tie with a triple, but McCollum sank a jumper to make it 105-103 with 33 seconds to play.
Meanwhile, McCollum filled the role perfectly, outplaying Brunson in the second half and stealing a game that looked lost.
