Jalen Brunson scored 39 factors to elevate the host New York Knicks to a 126-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday in Sport 5 of an Jap Convention first-round collection.
New York holds a 3-2 lead within the best-of-seven collection. The Knicks will look to advance to the convention semifinals on Thursday once they play Sport 6 in Atlanta.
Brunson made 15 of 23 photographs from the ground and added eight assists in opposition to one turnover for New York, which shot a strong 57% from the sphere.
OG Anunoby contributed 17 factors and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who held a decisive 48-27 edge on the boards and a 60-42 benefit in factors within the paint.
New York’s Karl-Anthony Cities collected 16 factors, 14 rebounds and 6 assists on the heels of recording 20, 10 and 10, respectively, within the Knicks’ 114-98 victory at Atlanta in Sport 4 on Saturday.
Jose Alvarado added 12 factors off the bench for the Knicks.
Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson recorded 18 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Dyson Daniels had 17 factors and Onyeka Okongwu and Nickeil Alexander-Walker every had 16 for the Hawks, who shot 31% (13 of 42) from 3-point vary and had been restricted to only 4 fastbreak factors.
Atlanta’s CJ McCollum continued to wrestle after enjoying the function of hero in Video games 2 and three. He adopted up his 17-point efficiency in Sport 4 with simply six factors on 3-of-10 taking pictures from the ground on Tuesday.
Johnson’s dunk pulled Atlanta inside 23-20 earlier than New York went on a 12-2 run to finish the primary quarter. The Hawks did not do themselves any favors by making simply 1 of 8 makes an attempt from 3-point vary within the opening interval.
The Knicks prolonged their result in 59-37 after Anunoby’s steal led to Brunson’s layup with 3:08 remaining within the second quarter. The Hawks, nevertheless, closed the quarter on an 11-5 run to get inside 64-48 at halftime.
New York led by 18 factors within the third quarter whereas giving Brunson and Cities a breather. Brunson, nevertheless, scored eight factors throughout a 12-0 Knicks run throughout the fourth quarter that successfully ended any faint hopes Atlanta had for a comeback.
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