Knicks show resilience in win vs. Hawks as team enters much-needed All-Star break

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A win is a win.

That’s how the Knicks feel after their 149-148 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

New York, playing on the second of a back-to-back, let a sizeable second-half lead slip away including being up six points with 10 seconds remaining in regulation. However, the combination of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to their second win in a row as they head into the All-Star break.

“It’s great to go into the break on a win,” Brunson said after the game. “No matter how we got it or what happened. I’m just happy we fought through regardless of what we did, positive or negative. And we came away with a win.”

Brunson scored 36 points on 13-of-21 shooting to go along with his eight assists. But the Knicks captain’s biggest contribution was his game-winner in the closing seconds of overtime.

With 20 seconds remaining, Brunson took the ball upcourt and escaped his defender with some nifty dribbling to hit the go-ahead shot from the top of the key, and give the Knicks the one-point lead with 11 seconds remaining.

For Towns, he followed up his 40-point performance against the Pacers on Tuesday with 44 points against the Hawks. The big man became just the fifth Knick in franchise history to have back-to-back 40-point games.

Oh, and he also came down with 10 rebounds and dished three assists while making seven threes.

“I’m just happy that those kind of nights result in wins,” Towns said of Wednesday’s performance. “That’s the most important part for the city. We got ourselves going into the break with momentum.”

Towns then paused before adding with smile, ”But worst time to have something working right now.”

While most of the Knicks will enjoy the week off, Towns and Brunson will represent the team in All-Star weekend. Both players were selected as All-Star starters, and Brunson will compete for the second consecutive year in the 3-Point contest on Saturday.

But once the break is over, it’s back to the grind for the Knicks who sit at 36-18 at third in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks still have 28 games to play before the postseason,…

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Author : SNY

Publish date : 2025-02-13 05:56:00

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