Hawks' last-second heave is too late as Knicks hang on for win

The Atlanta Hawks were astir a half-second distant from tying their crippled against the New York Knicks and forcing overtime connected Monday night.

The Hawks were inbounding the shot underneath the handbasket connected the acold broadside of the court. The shot came to C.J. McCollum, who took 2 dribbles and threw up a supplication adjacent halfcourt. The shot banked disconnected the backboard and into the handbasket arsenic the buzzer sounded.

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Atlanta Hawks defender CJ McCollum attempts a half-court changeable that would person tied the crippled but was aft clip expired against the New York Knicks astatine State Farm Arena successful Atlanta, Ga., connected April 6, 2026. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

Fans astatine the State Farm Arena went chaotic arsenic it appeared McCollum tied the game. However, officials reviewed the play and it was determined that the seasoned defender got the shot retired of his hands a small excessively late.

New York won the game, 108-105.

Knicks caput manager Mike Brown explained wherefore helium didn’t instruct the squad to foul astatine the extremity alternatively of risking a imaginable game-tying scenario.

"It’s tricky. If helium misses it, evidently it’s a agelong heave. But if you foul him connected the rebound oregon you foul him erstwhile he’s turning to heave it present they get 3 escaped throws," helium said, via the New York Post. "It’s thing we’ve talked astir earlier — it’s inactive a toss-up situation. … The full happening was astatine worst they’ll necktie it and we’ll spell to overtime. Lesson learned connected a mates possessions down the stretch."

Knicks prima Jalen Brunson, who made 2 escaped throws to springiness the squad a three-point pb with a 2nd near to play, led the squad with 30 points and 13 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

New York Knicks caput manager Mike Brown reacts during the 2nd fractional of an NBA crippled against the Atlanta Hawks successful Atlanta connected April 6, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/AP)

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It was Atlanta’s archetypal location nonaccomplishment since aboriginal February, ending the team’s 13-game location winning streak.

Hawks defender Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 36 points successful the loss. Jalen Johnson added 21 points and 11 rebounds, notching his 48th double-double of the season.

New York and Atlanta could perchance conscionable successful the postseason arsenic they’re jockeying for seeding up of the playoffs. The Knicks are 51-28 and presently 3rd successful the Eastern Conference. The Hawks fell to 45-34 and are presently 5th successful the East.

New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns reacts during the archetypal fractional of an NBA crippled against the Atlanta Hawks successful Atlanta connected April 6, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/AP)

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Atlanta is lone 1.5 games up connected the Toronto Raptors for their spot.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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