Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks Game 5 how to watch guide: TV channel, live stream, start time
Find out how to watch Game 5 between the Hawks and Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby will try to shut down CJ McCollum and Jonathan Kuminga and head back to Atlanta win a 3-2 series lead.
All eyes are on Madison Square Garden for a crucial Game 5 between the Hawks and Knicks. NBA teams that win Game 5 of a tied best-of-seven series go on to win the series 81. 5% of the time (194-44).
The team that exits Manhattan with a victory Tuesday night has a great chance of advancing to the second round. New York was heavily favored entering the series and won Game 1 113-102, but Atlanta has shown why they are one of the stingiest and hottest teams in basketball. In Game 2, the Hawks rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit, holding the Knicks to a season-low 15 fourth-quarter points and winning 107-106.
CJ McCollum scored a game-high 32 points, including a go-ahead basket with 33 seconds left. Two nights later, Atlanta fended off a New York rally to earn another one-point victory (109-108). McCollum's go-ahead jumper with 12.
7 seconds remaining gave the Hawks a stunning 2-1 series lead. Five years after Trae Young led the Hawks to a stunning five-game first-round series victory over the Knicks, a player Atlanta got when they traded Young to the Wizards in January is taking center stage. McCollum, the first player since enhanced data tracking in 1997-98 with go-ahead-for-good shots in the final minute of back-to-back playoff games in the same series, is leading Atlanta in the series with 24.
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