New York, March 23 (BUS): Trae Young scored 45 points and eight assists in his first game at Madison Square Garden since last season’s playoffs, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-111 victory over the New York Knicks. Tuesday night.
Young resumed right where he left off last spring, making seven three-pointers, including one that tied the game at 105 with 2:54 to play. He then set up Bogdan Bogdanovic for the green light 3 and was followed by another by De’Andre Hunter leaving Gibson’s crown behind a dribble and drop-jump jump to make an 11-0 boom and make it 113-105 with 1:04 left.
Bogdanovic added 32 points to a season-higher for the Hawks, who dropped the Knicks six games behind to finish 10th in the Eastern Conference, and last place in play, The Associated Press reported.
RJ Barrett scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who dropped to 30-42 to seal their eighth season of defeats in the last nine seasons. The only record win was when they advanced 41-31 last season to earn the fourth seed in the East.
The Hawks then defeated them in five games in the first round of the playoffs. Young was the star in his first post-season streak, shrugging off lewd taunts from fans and getting the last word as he bowed to the crowd near the middle of the field late in Game Five.
Young missed the return trip when he missed the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Fans booed him every time he touched the ball early on Tuesday, although that didn’t last.
Alec Burks scored 21 points for the Knicks, who played without Julius Randle because of a quadriceps tendon pain. They had a 10 lead early in the fourth inning, but the game changed when Young came back in for a second time with 7:45 remaining.
The Knicks led 34-30 by one, a lead that would have been six had it not been for Bogdanovic to shove the ball past Barrett’s basket with 0.6 seconds left and toss it all the way to Young, who grabbed it and threw it all over. one movement.
New York extended that to 12 in a second before the Hawks put up a nine and lead 64-58 at the break. Bogdanovic scored 15 points and Young 13 in the second quarter, bringing them together four more than the Knicks scored.
Hint
Hawks: Bogdanovic was a problematic player due to bruising to his right quadriceps. …despite winning four more important contests this past spring, the Hawks have lost six straight regular season encounters with the Knicks.
Nicks: Coach Tom Thibodeau said Randall was dealing with soreness that didn’t go away, and rest was probably the only thing that might help. The attacker said it was day by day. Thibodeau said Derek Rose, who was recovering from a procedure to treat dermatitis on his surgically repaired right ankle, has been doing some extra work but has yet to exercise. …Emmanuel Quikley scored 17 points.
Pay
Randle was fined $40,000 by the National Basketball Association for directing hostile language to a referee after the Knicks’ loss to Utah on Sunday, when he also pushed Jazz center Rudy Gobert. Randle has been fined four times for a total of $130,000 this season.
“You’re human, there’s going to be emotions involved in that, but we have to make sure we control our emotions,” Tibodo said regarding Randall’s outbursts.
Supportive Schools
The Knicks hosted HBCU Night, which featured the Howard University ROTC team in pre-game ceremonies and the Delaware State marching band performing at halftime. The National Basketball Association and the Basketball Players Association, led by former president Chris Paul, have made supporting schools a priority.
“My daughter graduated from Howard University, so they are great universities, and for the NBA and our players to bring attention to those universities, to try to get more support for those universities, I think it’s very important,” Hawks coach Nate Macmillan said.
next one
Hawkes: Visit Detroit on Wednesday.
Nicks: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday.