Hawks vs. Knicks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Atlanta Hawks (36-36) play against the New York Knicks (42-42) at Madison Square Garden
Sweaty Vandy cover aided the cause in fun one at Xavier so we’ll go 4-1 in CBB. 5-1 counting FREE play at wt.buzz/tm on UTEP/SUU OVER
💰VANDY +2.5, STBON/UVA UND, UNCW ML, MIDTN ML
UNCW/NOCO OV
💰 Hawks -3, Quickley OV 14.5 PTS LAC +3.5 1H
Hartenstein prop left – 11:33 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
RJ Barrett on Trae Young:
“Somebody who has the ball all game is going to score. That’s a given. But definitely shouldn’t have had 45. It’s 3-1, the series this year against them. Overall, we did a good job.” – 11:28 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Trae Young dominating, Clint Capela’s finger wag, Bogi’s crazy full-court pass… the Hawks played with attitude and swag tonight: ajc.com/sports/atlanta… – 11:28 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Trae Young scores 45 points in his return to MSG, Hawks beat Knicks 117-111 (from @AP) apnews.com/article/2a9b3e… – 11:24 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Trae Young delivers death blow to the Knicks nydailynews.com/sports/basketb… – 11:24 PM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
The Return to the City was cool… real cool🤫
🤌🏽 #WeMove pic.twitter.com/7rtWMWVp3L – 11:16 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogi on how Trae Young responded to tonight’s environment: “He loves it… I really like his competitive mindset all the time. He doesn’t take days off. He competes every single time in everything… He really showed you that when you kinda (provoke) him, he likes that.” – 11:10 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Bogdan Bogdanovic on Trae Young’s crossover on Taj Gibson: “That was nasty. It was really good. I’m not going to lie, I haven’t seen it for a while. Tonight, it was like wow. That’s amazing.” – 10:59 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Trae Young make his return to Madison Square Garden, ignore boos, drop 45 nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/22/wat… – 10:54 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
to make Trae Young dropping Taj even worse, he did this on national tv which means the NBA has the phantom cam there to get the footage with the taunt too. pic.twitter.com/Nu4DTpIScZ – 10:44 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Trae Young: “I think the swag and what we were able to do on the court tonight and the energy we had in the huddle, I knew it was just us vs. everybody tonight. I think if we have that type of mindset each and every game, we’re going to give ourselves a chance to win.” – 10:42 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Bogdan Bogdanovic, on the TD pass he threw to Trae: pic.twitter.com/71PuW2Xecj – 10:39 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most games with 45+ points this season:
4 — Trae Young
4 — Steph Curry
3 — Luka Doncic
There are 8 players tied with two 45+ point games. pic.twitter.com/b0WDq8TmmW – 10:38 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Trae Young on the environment at MSG tonight: “I think it was a little bit louder in the playoffs… You could hear a little more courtside people tonight. But it definitely wasn’t as loud as the playoffs.” – 10:34 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Obi Toppin says he spoke to Capela at halftime about finger wagging him. Said he said, “Don’t do that again.” Called it a good block from Capela but added, “I’m gonna catch him.” – 10:27 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Last 5 players with at least 45 PTS, 5 AST, and 5 3PM in a game:
⁃Trae Young (tonight)
⁃Stephen Curry
⁃Trae Young
⁃Trae Young
⁃LeBron James pic.twitter.com/7fHNZWLpbx – 10:27 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
When asked if having Taj Gibson in for Obi Toppin throughout the 4th was for defensive purposes, Tom Thibodeau concurred and cited defensive rotations in his answer. He also said NYK wanted to do more switching against ATL in 4th and cited rim/paint protection. – 10:26 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Sounds like Trae DeBarge came through and crushed the buildings in NY again, no? – 10:24 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
A @StatMuse query. Trae is closing in on some big names. pic.twitter.com/rvzC1mmOp9 – 10:24 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic poured in a season-high 32 points in tonight’s victory. Bogdanovic has scored 30-or-more in two of his last three games, averaging 27.7 points on .528 FG%, .440 3FG% and .941 FT% over that time. – 10:20 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young on the Knicks fans tonight: “I think it was a little louder in the playoffs. … It definitely wasn’t as loud as the playoffs.” – 10:20 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Hawks say Trae Young’s 45 points tonight ties Dominique Wilkins (45, 1/18/88) for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden by a Hawk in a single game. – 10:19 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young’s 45 points tonight ties Dominique Wilkins (45, 1/18/88) for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden by a Hawk in a single game. – 10:18 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Bogdan Bogdanovic tonight:
32 PTS
3 STL
11-20 FG
4-10 3P
6-6 FT
Bogdan teams are 6-0 when he scores 30+ points. pic.twitter.com/WQXrxxOLMo – 10:08 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Trae Young drops 45 at MSG, DeMar DeRozan with 21 in the Bulls loss at Milwaukee. So Jayson Tatum takes the floor tomorrow night, 17 points behind in the NBA scoring race. The Hawks play back-to-back at Detroit. pic.twitter.com/Z66WypuhGl – 10:07 PM Dan Favale @danfavale
21-year-old rj barrett couldn’t rescue the knicks from tom thibodeau’s 1995-ass dual-center lineup so HE is clearly the problem and should be traded for a top-55-protected second
MY COLUMN— pic.twitter.com/o5RAMPYe78 – 10:04 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Knicks’ loss to ATL leaves them 6 games out of final spot for the NBA’s Play-In tournament w/10 games to play. NYK led ATL by 5 w/4:25 to play but went 1-for-4 w/3 turnovers over next 3:30. ATL outscored NYK by 13 in that span. NYK currently tied w/NOP for 9th worst record in NBA – 9:57 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae, on the New York crowd:
“It wasn’t even that loud, to be honest with you.” – 9:57 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young tonight:
45 PTS
8 AST
13-25 FG
7-15 3P
12-14 FT
The Hawks first regular season win against the Knicks since January 9, 2020. pic.twitter.com/sHTTSwTBxQ – 9:56 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Final: Hawks 117, Knicks 111.
Knicks fall to 30-42, 12th in the East and 6 back of Atlanta for the final play-in spot. They have 10th-best lottery positioning.
• Barrett 30 & 13
• Burks 21 pts, 4 asts
• Quickley 17 & 5
• Young 45 pts, 8 asts
• Bogdanovic 32-4-3 – 9:55 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
I’d say Trae Young’s first game back to Madison Square Garden went well: game-high 45 points, 8 assists
Hawks beat the Knicks 117-111 and are back at .500 (36-36).
Bogi added 32 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. – 9:54 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
On to Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/ALGz9AwaFc – 9:53 PM Dan Favale @danfavale
another knicks loss in the books pic.twitter.com/QlpId0aUHQ – 9:53 PM Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
Trae Young still breaking hearts (and ankles) in NYC. 🧊 pic.twitter.com/G46enCGb4p – 9:53 PM Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
very disrespectful, trae pic.twitter.com/nW2yCR9Juc – 9:53 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks back to .500 at 36-36 with a 117-111 win over the Knicks.
Young: 45/8, 13/25 FG
Bogdanovic: 32/4/3/3 steals, 11/20 FG
Huerter: 14/8/4/2/1 – 9:53 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks went up 10 with 8:25 to go. Hawks closed the game on a 28-12 run. – 9:52 PM Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Knicks got absolutely nothing from RJ Barrett down stretch during late collapse vs. Hawks, 117-111. But he did roar down lane unguarded for last-second dunk. These are the games that Knicks brass must evaluate when deciding on this Barrett contract extension in October. – 9:52 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Knicks lose again, but at least their young draft picks got plenty of valuable reps in an intense game.
Jus kidding lol
Alec Burks logged 35+ minutes again (third most mins played in this game)
and
Taj Gibson played more mins (20) than Sims (13), Grimes (11) and McBride (8). – 9:52 PM The Ringer @ringernba
“GOT EM!” — Trae Young
(📼 @NBAonTNT)
pic.twitter.com/Jly7ZxGjrW – 9:48 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
TAJ GIBSON stars in “Broken Ankles” – a Trae Young production – 9:48 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
There has to be a Sidetalk video after this game right? Knick fans way more interesting than the Knicks – 9:47 PM Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
Naaaa Trae chill!! @Trae Young – 9:47 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young, currently with 43 points, has surpassed his Madison Square Garden career-high (previously 42 points, 12/17/19). – 9:47 PM The Ringer @ringernba
TRAE YOUNG CAUGHT TAJ GIBSON LEANING 😱 – 9:46 PM Ja Morant @JaMorant
omg trae 😂🔥 where he going??? @Trae Young – 9:46 PM Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
Good Lord, Trae – 9:46 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
ohhhh man what a play from Trae Young – 9:46 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Hawks are on a one million to zero run. Need to fact check. – 9:46 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
3’s from Bogi and De’Andre Hunter and the Hawks have taken a 111-105 lead on the Knicks, 1:34 to play.
Trae Young has 41 points and 8 assists, Bogi has 32 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. – 9:44 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Great, decisive ball movement by Trae and Kevin to make the double team pay as Hunter drops a corner three! – 9:44 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Three straight 3s by the Hawks, with Young making one and setting up the second. They lead by six with 1:34 to play. Young has 41 points. – 9:44 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Clint Capela is having a stupendously good 7-point, 6-rebound game. – 9:43 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Back-to-back 3s for Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic.
Hawks up 108-105 with two minutes to go – 9:42 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks were up 10 with 8:25 to go. Now, the Hawks lead. – 9:42 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his fourth three-pointer made tonight, Bogdan Bogdanovic (282) has tied Jamal Crawford for 15th place in Hawks history. – 9:42 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has reached the 40-point plateau for the ninth time this season (Joel Embiid is the NBA leader with 10) and 25th time in his career … Young is two shy of LeBron James’ total of 27 for the fifth-most in NBA history by a player 23-years-or-younger. – 9:42 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic tonight: 21/40 FG, 67 combined points
Everyone else: 15/35 FG, 35 combined points – 9:41 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogi makes two free throws then hits a turnaround jumper.
Hawks trail the Knicks by one, 103-102, with 3:41 to play in the fourth quarter here at MSG. – 9:40 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Gallo makes a very difficult shot look good. – 9:33 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
The Warriors lose 94-90 to 20-53 Magic in Orlando. Golden State’s remaining March slate include at Miami, at Hawks, at Washington, at Memphis and then home versus Phoenix. – 9:33 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors lose to the Magic in what profiled as easiest game of this five-game road trip. Only scored 90 points. Seventeen turnovers, shot 40% as team, Wiggins went 5/19 FG. Rest of trip: at Heat, at Hawks, at Wizards, at Grizzlies. Their seeding position getting more vulnerable. – 9:32 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
What’s Deuce 1⃣? pic.twitter.com/9Z1QiIFLLv – 9:30 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
2-0 Hawks run better get the kids out of there immediately Thibs – 9:29 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
I just imagine Knicks Twitter hyperventilating and passing out whenever Miles McBride hits a 3. – 9:27 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Quick from 8TH AVE 🪣 pic.twitter.com/9IIoSdQV2x – 9:25 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Knicks with a quick start to the fourth quarter with Trae Young on the bench, push the lead to 96-87. Young has 38. – 9:22 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Knicks start out the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 96-87 lead vs. the Hawks – 9:22 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 9 with 9 minutes to go. – 9:22 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
RJ Barrett going home after 44 minutes and 20 free-throw attempts: pic.twitter.com/8tsjlrcyeF – 9:22 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Sheesh, @Mitchell Robinson. pic.twitter.com/NQObI3s76D – 9:20 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Six Hawks turnovers led to 10 points for the Knicks in that third quarter. – 9:18 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Cash out 💸 pic.twitter.com/XXSpEEe1wh – 9:17 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through three quarters, the Knicks lead the Hawks 89-87.
• Barrett 26-8-3
• Burks 17 pts, 4 asts
• Toppin 10-7-3
• Young 38 pts, 6 asts
• Bogdanovic 19 pts – 9:15 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 89-87 to the Knicks at the end of the third quarter. Knicks closed the quarter on a 16-6 run.
Young 38/6, 11/21 FG
Bogdanovic: 19 points, 7/13 FG
Huerter: 12/7/3/1/1, 5/8 FG – 9:15 PM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
the knicks are attacking trae with some seriously creative double teams and it doesn’t matter. he’s unstoppable right now. – 9:15 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Wish I got paid by the Hawks pump fake or trying to dribble through three people in traffic and turn the ball over. – 9:12 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
🚨 MITCH POSTER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/MtCO84GqVj – 9:10 PM Brad Botkin @bradbotkincbs
If you do nothing but flip out Trae for Luka, where is this Atlanta team right now? – 9:08 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
College Park Skyhawks got their 6th consecutive win tonight.
Sharife Cooper finished with 18 points and 10 assists. – 9:07 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has 30-or-more points in a game for the 29th time this season in his 66th game … Only three players have more 30-plus games this season (Embiid 33, James 32, Antetokounmpo 30) … Tonight is his 14th game also making five-or-more three’s in the same game. – 9:07 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Trae. Chill out man – 9:06 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Warriors’ Draymond Green, Knicks’ Julius Randle fined for language toward refs nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/22/war… – 9:01 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
📸 Scenes from the first HBCU Night at @TheGarden! pic.twitter.com/HJAiQZwbBj – 9:00 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Knicks are now 8-for-16 from the line – 8:59 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
Trae Young vs. the desperate/lousy Knicks at MSG pic.twitter.com/D21T2sJNTq – 8:58 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Rim rockin’ 💥 pic.twitter.com/SrusrXnhSW – 8:58 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Toppin hustling back enough to get that offensive rebound on the airball is definitely noticeable, considering how the Knicks run when he’s not with this first unit. – 8:57 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Starts on defense 🔒 pic.twitter.com/nqPkcD2gVZ – 8:56 PM Alan Hahn @alanhahn
Name the Knicks player who needs this training mechanism so he stops getting caught with his 🤬 hands down on defense. pic.twitter.com/a10nWqmr8G – 8:55 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Too many times down the court where folks not named Trae Young think they are the point guard. – 8:53 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Still got a ways to go but Trae Young is on pace for 50 points right now at MSG. – 8:50 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
The Hawks scored 64 points on 24 FGM and 19 assists in tonight’s opening half, marking Atlanta’s 34th first half this season with 60+ points and the club’s third first half with at least 19 assists. – 8:42 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
“It’s all good. These are Knicks fans. They’re just passionate.”
Rayford Young, Trae Young’s father, starred at Texas Tech in the late 90s. So he knows all about hostile arenas. Earlier, Young reflected on the crowd at MSG last spring, Cam Reddish & more: sny.tv/articles/q-a-t… – 8:40 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
I feel like the Hawks have mostly lacked this kind of FU attitude all season. Need more of it pic.twitter.com/l9wHkBtCm5 – 8:38 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic tallied 19 points (7-12 FG, 3-6 3FG, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, two assists & one steal in tonight’s first half. His 19 first half points are a season-high for points in either half, while his 15 second quarter points are a season-high for points in any quarter. – 8:37 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young notched his NBA-leading 15th half of the season (either half) with 20+ points and 5+ assists, finishing tonight’s first half with 24 points (7-14 FG, 4-8 3FG, 6-8 FT), five assists, one rebound and one steal. – 8:33 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Halftime. Hawks lead the Knicks 64-58.
• Barrett 17-7-3
• Burks 11 pts
• Fournier 8 pts
• Young 24 pts, 5 asts
• Bogdanovic 19 & 3
Knicks shooting 49-44-57. Hawks shooting 52-41-82. – 8:32 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
HALFTIME: Hawks 64, Knicks 58
Hawks won the second quarter 34-24.
Trae Young: 24 points, 5 assists
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal – 8:32 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks up 64-58 over the Knicks at halftime. Trae and Bogdanovic cooking. Much better defense from the Hawks in the second quarter.
Young: 24/5, 7/14 FG
Bogdanovic: 19/3/2, 7/12 FG – 8:31 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Clint Capela with a finger wag after he stuffs Obi Toppin at the rim – 8:29 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Capela with a block and a finger wag that would have made Mutombo proud to stop Obi Toppin’s dunk attempt. – 8:29 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Capela just absolutely denied Obi Toppin trying to dunk on him at the rim, then gave him the Mutombo finger wag as Toppin was on the ground. – 8:29 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Living above the rim 🏀 pic.twitter.com/5OotauELw4 – 8:28 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Hawks take the lead vs. the Knicks, 55-52, after a 3-pointer by Trae Young, who is now up to 19 points in his first 17 minutes.
Young and Bogi (17 points) are really finding a rhythm in this second quarter. – 8:23 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
AIR OBI pic.twitter.com/ke4oJbVMHS – 8:22 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Bogdan Bogdanovic, who was questionable with a leg injury, has 17 points. Trae Young up to 16. Hawks and Knicks tied at 52. – 8:21 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Can Knicks fans come up with a chant for a 6-syllable name?
I’m going to guess ‘no’. – 8:20 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
QUICK pic.twitter.com/SB0Z7szIVg – 8:15 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic has connected on at least one three-pointer in a career-long 34 straight games (fourth-longest streak in Hawks history). Tonight’s Bogdanovic’s 39th game of the season knocking down multiple triples, the second-most on the team. – 8:15 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Corner Taj 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5OpoTKmv5p – 8:09 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks haven’t been good but the FT defense has been on point. – 8:06 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Taj gonna show up to Knicks 2037 training camp with a pull-up 3 – 8:05 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 34-30 at the end of the first quarter after the crazy full court pass from Bogdanovic to Young to beat the buzzer.
Young: 11/4, 3/8 FG
Hunter: 6, 3/6 FG
Gallinari: 5, 2/2 FG – 8:04 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Trae Young with 11 points in the first quarter. Booed every time he touched it early, but fans didn’t stick with it. Knicks lead 34-30 behind 12 points from Barrett. – 8:03 PM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
trae pulled a ja – 8:02 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
1⃣1⃣ PTS in the first for 🆎 pic.twitter.com/9NFH1JGzrT – 8:02 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through one quarter, the Knicks lead the Hawks 34-30.
• Barrett 12 & 4
• Burks 11 pts, 2 asts, 3-3 3Ps
• Fournier 5 pts
• Young 11 pts, 4 asts – 8:01 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
RJ Barrett, full authority – 8:00 PM Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
RJ Barrett running with Immanuel Quickley, Deuce McBride, Quentin Grimes and Jericho Sims as Knicks’ 2nd unit comes in. Obi Toppin started with Julius Randle out tonight.
Major “Play the Kids” energy right now. – 8:00 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
That @Quentin Grimes release though 🎯 pic.twitter.com/dS1PyulDBy – 8:00 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
RJ Barrett is carving up the Hawks in this first quarter. He’s running the show with Julius in street clothes. – 7:57 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
RJ Barrett doing it all as the hub of the offense.. scoring and setting up his teammates – 7:49 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
UPDATE:
Alec Burks is now up to 39.2 percent from 3 and is down to 35.3 percent on layups.
This is really gonna happen.
I really think this is gonna happen – 7:48 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
RJ on the attack 😤 pic.twitter.com/DjeoocOmmI – 7:43 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
About 11 months too late, but the Knicks hunting Trae Young on defense is cool – 7:40 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
OBI ON THE BREAK 🚂 pic.twitter.com/vpHPFWET5f – 7:40 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Clint Capela is starting the 400th regular season game of his career tonight. – 7:34 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
LET’S. GO. KNICKS. – 7:31 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Madison Square Garden about as empty as you’ll see it 10 minutes before tip-off, but still pretty loud when Trae Young gets introduced. – 7:28 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is coming off his NBA-leading 36th point/assist double-double on 3/20, as well as his NBA-leading 27th 20+ point, 10+ assist outing of the season. It was the 123rd game of his career he has dished out 10+ assists, the third-most 10+ assist games in franchise history. – 7:19 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Derrick Rose hasn’t yet been cleared to practice – or take contact – by the NYK medical team. But he continues to work out before games. Here’s a short clip of Rose before tonight’s game vs. ATL: pic.twitter.com/DottxTUF5F – 7:16 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Delon Wright poured in a season-best 20 points on 12/25 against the Knicks in addition to swiping three steals. Wright posted his team-leading 20th multi-steal game on 3/20 against NOP and has 55 steals as a reserve this season, tied 6th-most for all bench players. – 7:11 PM Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language at a ref, per the league. – 7:06 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Hawks starters for tonight vs. Knicks:
Trae Young
Kevin Huerter
De’Andre Hunter
Danilo Gallinari
Clint Capela – 7:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks starters vs. Knicks
Trae Young
Kevin Huerter
De’Andre Hunter
Danilo Gallinari
Clint Capela – 7:02 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Knicks starters:
Alec Burks
Evan Fournier
RJ Barrett
Obi Toppin
Mitchell Robinson – 7:02 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Obi Toppin is starting for the Knicks. – 7:01 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Obi Toppin starting for NYK tonight with Julius Randle out, team says. – 7:01 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Tonight’s starting 5⃣ pic.twitter.com/F4coMLr6fG – 7:00 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young in his last 3 games at MSG:
32.7 PPG
8.7 APG
38.1 3P%
9.3 FTA
89.3 FT%
Tonight is his first time back since ending the Knicks season. pic.twitter.com/rhexdK4VGZ – 6:58 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
In two games against the Knicks this season, Clint Capela is averaging 11.0 PPG and 15.5 RPG. The Knicks are one of two teams Capela’s averaging 15-or-more rebounds against this season (min. 2 GP). He grabbed 22 boards against NYK on 11/27.
Game Notes: nba.com/gamenotes/hawk… – 6:56 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Prep. pic.twitter.com/IVHMJkGEyq – 6:51 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
We here 🤙
#ULTRADrip pic.twitter.com/6QfN2x3VWZ – 6:38 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Hostile language X toward game official = #NBA fining Julius Randle $40K. pic.twitter.com/idnHgJZOcz – 6:34 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) is available. – 6:32 PM Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Another fine for Julius Randle – $40,000 for directing “hostile language toward a game official.” League is out to get him after he failed to cooperate in investigation of last incident with Cam Johnson in Phoenix. What a nightmare. – 6:32 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for “directing hostile language” towards a ref after the Knicks loss to the Jazz Sunday. – 6:31 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Family ties.
@Immanuel Quickley arrived in his mom’s @MorganStBears jersey for HBCU Night. pic.twitter.com/J6yiPLs3lD – 6:31 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) is AVAILABLE for tonight, Hawks say – 6:30 PM Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward a game official, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. – 6:24 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
There have been 5 Julius Randle-related fines this season.
• $15K to Randle for kicking ball in the stands
• $25K to Randle for cursing in presser
• $25K to NYK not talking to media
• $50K to him for Cam Johnson incident
• 40K to him for Jazz one
That’s $155K of fines. – 6:23 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Excited to host the @YUathletics men’s basketball team at @TheGarden tonight.
Congratulations on a historic season!
• Concluded a 50-game winning streak (second longest in Division III history)
• 21-22 Skyline Conference Champs
• Five weeks ranked No. 1 pic.twitter.com/2t1MFxEXHR – 6:23 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for hostile language directed at a referee. He has been fined four times this season for a total of $130,000. – 6:20 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The NBA fined Julius Randle $40K for “directing hostile language toward a game official” after the Knicks-Jazz game the other night. When reporters asked Randle about the incident after the game, he said he did not know what happened and said he was “not at all angry.” – 6:19 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Julius Randle fined $40,000 for directing obscene language toward a referee at the end of the loss to Utah on Sunday. – 6:17 PM Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Julius Randle fined $40,000 for hostile language toward an official. pic.twitter.com/L2laXn58Iu – 6:17 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Knicks star Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward a game official. Randle is the fifth player to be fined by the NBA today, with the total now at $140,000. – 6:16 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Julius Randle fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward an official, NBA says. Details: pic.twitter.com/rLYUWhod44 – 6:16 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
“Oh, I know how he’s going to be received here,” Nate McMillan says of Trae Young returning to Madison Square Garden tonight.
“… Trae, I think he lives for these moments, this type of challenge.” – 6:11 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Nate McMillan on Knicks fans response tonight to Trae Young: “I know how he’ll be received.” – 6:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Bogdan Bogdanovic is a game-time decision, Nate McMillan said. – 6:01 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Tom Thibodeau is playing coy with tonight’s starting lineup.
Is Obi Toppin starting for Julius Randle?
“He could.”
Is there anyone else who could start?
Yes.
Could he start one of the RJ-at-the-4 lineups?
“We could,” he says, laughing through his mask.
We’ll find out at 7 – 5:53 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Julius Randle has been dealing with soreness lately and is considered day to day, Tom Thibodeau says. Randle just needs rest to help heal the ailment, Thibodeau says. – 5:48 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Julius Randle is day to day with the sore right quad, Tom Thibodeau says. He’s out tonight against Atlanta. – 5:47 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Kevin Knox back in the building pic.twitter.com/Q7XuMStGdi – 5:20 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
“It’s all good. These are Knicks fans. They’re just passionate.”
Rayford Young, Trae Young’s father, starred at Texas Tech in the late 1990s. So he knows all about hostile arenas. Here, Young reflects on the crowd at MSG last spring, Cam Reddish & more: sny.tv/articles/q-a-t… – 5:15 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
For tonight’s game at New York:
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) is questionable.
John Collins (right ring finger sprain/right foot strain) is out.
Skylar Mays (non-COVID illness) is out.
Lou Williams (personal reasons) is out. – 4:47 PM Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
INJURY UPDATE: @Charlotte Hornets vs NYK 3/23
Hayward (L Ankle) out
#AllFly – 4:45 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
Does It Make Financial Sense For New York Policymakers To Expand Online Sports Betting? With analysis from @Eric_Ramsey playny.com/does-it-make-s… – 4:13 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
From earlier: we covered Miles McBride, the draft, Mitchell Robinson & more in last week’s Mailbag. Thanks to @d_jpure, @DeweyinMSG, @GuardUpKnicks, @rads619, @logicallyknicks & @PascalSouthSide for the questions! Full show here: https://t.co/YSH6YYSh5i pic.twitter.com/kb1Hb52H4H – 3:45 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“It’s not even close.”
Elfrid Payton on Monty Williams being coach of the year.
He finished second last year to #Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. #Suns – 3:38 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
Matt Ryan: “It’s sad to see it end” on his time in Atlanta. – 3:06 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
“He works relentlessly. From the time I met him & started working with him at WVU, he wanted to go at it every day…I think his hunger is the biggest thing that’s going to take him forward.”
WVU’s @JuwanStaten3 on training NYK’s Miles McBride. More here: on.sny.tv/9sT8jhx – 2:39 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA + Tre Mann combined for 66 points vs Boston.
Shai and Tre are the first 2 of 6 players that OKC got in the Paul George trade.
(Plus the one year Gallinari bonus.) – 2:20 PM Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
The line on #Knicks–#Hawks is moving strongly away from the Bockers. Why? usblog.betway.com/nba/nba-bettin… – 1:32 PM
Game Time: 7:30 PM EDT on Tuesday March 22, 2022
Atlanta Hawks 117, New York Knicks 111 (Final)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Tony Mejia @MejiaDineroSweaty Vandy cover aided the cause in fun one at Xavier so we’ll go 4-1 in CBB. 5-1 counting FREE play at wt.buzz/tm on UTEP/SUU OVER
💰VANDY +2.5, STBON/UVA UND, UNCW ML, MIDTN ML
UNCW/NOCO OV
💰 Hawks -3, Quickley OV 14.5 PTS LAC +3.5 1H
Hartenstein prop left – 11:33 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
RJ Barrett on Trae Young:
“Somebody who has the ball all game is going to score. That’s a given. But definitely shouldn’t have had 45. It’s 3-1, the series this year against them. Overall, we did a good job.” – 11:28 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Trae Young dominating, Clint Capela’s finger wag, Bogi’s crazy full-court pass… the Hawks played with attitude and swag tonight: ajc.com/sports/atlanta… – 11:28 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Trae Young scores 45 points in his return to MSG, Hawks beat Knicks 117-111 (from @AP) apnews.com/article/2a9b3e… – 11:24 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Trae Young delivers death blow to the Knicks nydailynews.com/sports/basketb… – 11:24 PM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
The Return to the City was cool… real cool🤫
🤌🏽 #WeMove pic.twitter.com/7rtWMWVp3L – 11:16 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogi on how Trae Young responded to tonight’s environment: “He loves it… I really like his competitive mindset all the time. He doesn’t take days off. He competes every single time in everything… He really showed you that when you kinda (provoke) him, he likes that.” – 11:10 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Bogdan Bogdanovic on Trae Young’s crossover on Taj Gibson: “That was nasty. It was really good. I’m not going to lie, I haven’t seen it for a while. Tonight, it was like wow. That’s amazing.” – 10:59 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Trae Young make his return to Madison Square Garden, ignore boos, drop 45 nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/22/wat… – 10:54 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
to make Trae Young dropping Taj even worse, he did this on national tv which means the NBA has the phantom cam there to get the footage with the taunt too. pic.twitter.com/Nu4DTpIScZ – 10:44 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Trae Young: “I think the swag and what we were able to do on the court tonight and the energy we had in the huddle, I knew it was just us vs. everybody tonight. I think if we have that type of mindset each and every game, we’re going to give ourselves a chance to win.” – 10:42 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Bogdan Bogdanovic, on the TD pass he threw to Trae: pic.twitter.com/71PuW2Xecj – 10:39 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Most games with 45+ points this season:
4 — Trae Young
4 — Steph Curry
3 — Luka Doncic
There are 8 players tied with two 45+ point games. pic.twitter.com/b0WDq8TmmW – 10:38 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Trae Young on the environment at MSG tonight: “I think it was a little bit louder in the playoffs… You could hear a little more courtside people tonight. But it definitely wasn’t as loud as the playoffs.” – 10:34 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Obi Toppin says he spoke to Capela at halftime about finger wagging him. Said he said, “Don’t do that again.” Called it a good block from Capela but added, “I’m gonna catch him.” – 10:27 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Last 5 players with at least 45 PTS, 5 AST, and 5 3PM in a game:
⁃Trae Young (tonight)
⁃Stephen Curry
⁃Trae Young
⁃Trae Young
⁃LeBron James pic.twitter.com/7fHNZWLpbx – 10:27 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
When asked if having Taj Gibson in for Obi Toppin throughout the 4th was for defensive purposes, Tom Thibodeau concurred and cited defensive rotations in his answer. He also said NYK wanted to do more switching against ATL in 4th and cited rim/paint protection. – 10:26 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Sounds like Trae DeBarge came through and crushed the buildings in NY again, no? – 10:24 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
A @StatMuse query. Trae is closing in on some big names. pic.twitter.com/rvzC1mmOp9 – 10:24 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic poured in a season-high 32 points in tonight’s victory. Bogdanovic has scored 30-or-more in two of his last three games, averaging 27.7 points on .528 FG%, .440 3FG% and .941 FT% over that time. – 10:20 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young on the Knicks fans tonight: “I think it was a little louder in the playoffs. … It definitely wasn’t as loud as the playoffs.” – 10:20 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Hawks say Trae Young’s 45 points tonight ties Dominique Wilkins (45, 1/18/88) for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden by a Hawk in a single game. – 10:19 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young’s 45 points tonight ties Dominique Wilkins (45, 1/18/88) for the most points scored at Madison Square Garden by a Hawk in a single game. – 10:18 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Bogdan Bogdanovic tonight:
32 PTS
3 STL
11-20 FG
4-10 3P
6-6 FT
Bogdan teams are 6-0 when he scores 30+ points. pic.twitter.com/WQXrxxOLMo – 10:08 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Trae Young drops 45 at MSG, DeMar DeRozan with 21 in the Bulls loss at Milwaukee. So Jayson Tatum takes the floor tomorrow night, 17 points behind in the NBA scoring race. The Hawks play back-to-back at Detroit. pic.twitter.com/Z66WypuhGl – 10:07 PM Dan Favale @danfavale
21-year-old rj barrett couldn’t rescue the knicks from tom thibodeau’s 1995-ass dual-center lineup so HE is clearly the problem and should be traded for a top-55-protected second
MY COLUMN— pic.twitter.com/o5RAMPYe78 – 10:04 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Knicks’ loss to ATL leaves them 6 games out of final spot for the NBA’s Play-In tournament w/10 games to play. NYK led ATL by 5 w/4:25 to play but went 1-for-4 w/3 turnovers over next 3:30. ATL outscored NYK by 13 in that span. NYK currently tied w/NOP for 9th worst record in NBA – 9:57 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae, on the New York crowd:
“It wasn’t even that loud, to be honest with you.” – 9:57 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young tonight:
45 PTS
8 AST
13-25 FG
7-15 3P
12-14 FT
The Hawks first regular season win against the Knicks since January 9, 2020. pic.twitter.com/sHTTSwTBxQ – 9:56 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Final: Hawks 117, Knicks 111.
Knicks fall to 30-42, 12th in the East and 6 back of Atlanta for the final play-in spot. They have 10th-best lottery positioning.
• Barrett 30 & 13
• Burks 21 pts, 4 asts
• Quickley 17 & 5
• Young 45 pts, 8 asts
• Bogdanovic 32-4-3 – 9:55 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
I’d say Trae Young’s first game back to Madison Square Garden went well: game-high 45 points, 8 assists
Hawks beat the Knicks 117-111 and are back at .500 (36-36).
Bogi added 32 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. – 9:54 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
On to Charlotte. pic.twitter.com/ALGz9AwaFc – 9:53 PM Dan Favale @danfavale
another knicks loss in the books pic.twitter.com/QlpId0aUHQ – 9:53 PM Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
Trae Young still breaking hearts (and ankles) in NYC. 🧊 pic.twitter.com/G46enCGb4p – 9:53 PM Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
very disrespectful, trae pic.twitter.com/nW2yCR9Juc – 9:53 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks back to .500 at 36-36 with a 117-111 win over the Knicks.
Young: 45/8, 13/25 FG
Bogdanovic: 32/4/3/3 steals, 11/20 FG
Huerter: 14/8/4/2/1 – 9:53 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks went up 10 with 8:25 to go. Hawks closed the game on a 28-12 run. – 9:52 PM Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Knicks got absolutely nothing from RJ Barrett down stretch during late collapse vs. Hawks, 117-111. But he did roar down lane unguarded for last-second dunk. These are the games that Knicks brass must evaluate when deciding on this Barrett contract extension in October. – 9:52 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Knicks lose again, but at least their young draft picks got plenty of valuable reps in an intense game.
Jus kidding lol
Alec Burks logged 35+ minutes again (third most mins played in this game)
and
Taj Gibson played more mins (20) than Sims (13), Grimes (11) and McBride (8). – 9:52 PM The Ringer @ringernba
“GOT EM!” — Trae Young
(📼 @NBAonTNT)
pic.twitter.com/Jly7ZxGjrW – 9:48 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
TAJ GIBSON stars in “Broken Ankles” – a Trae Young production – 9:48 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
There has to be a Sidetalk video after this game right? Knick fans way more interesting than the Knicks – 9:47 PM Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
Naaaa Trae chill!! @Trae Young – 9:47 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young, currently with 43 points, has surpassed his Madison Square Garden career-high (previously 42 points, 12/17/19). – 9:47 PM The Ringer @ringernba
TRAE YOUNG CAUGHT TAJ GIBSON LEANING 😱 – 9:46 PM Ja Morant @JaMorant
omg trae 😂🔥 where he going??? @Trae Young – 9:46 PM Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
Good Lord, Trae – 9:46 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
ohhhh man what a play from Trae Young – 9:46 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Hawks are on a one million to zero run. Need to fact check. – 9:46 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
3’s from Bogi and De’Andre Hunter and the Hawks have taken a 111-105 lead on the Knicks, 1:34 to play.
Trae Young has 41 points and 8 assists, Bogi has 32 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. – 9:44 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Great, decisive ball movement by Trae and Kevin to make the double team pay as Hunter drops a corner three! – 9:44 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Three straight 3s by the Hawks, with Young making one and setting up the second. They lead by six with 1:34 to play. Young has 41 points. – 9:44 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Clint Capela is having a stupendously good 7-point, 6-rebound game. – 9:43 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Back-to-back 3s for Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic.
Hawks up 108-105 with two minutes to go – 9:42 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The Knicks were up 10 with 8:25 to go. Now, the Hawks lead. – 9:42 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his fourth three-pointer made tonight, Bogdan Bogdanovic (282) has tied Jamal Crawford for 15th place in Hawks history. – 9:42 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has reached the 40-point plateau for the ninth time this season (Joel Embiid is the NBA leader with 10) and 25th time in his career … Young is two shy of LeBron James’ total of 27 for the fifth-most in NBA history by a player 23-years-or-younger. – 9:42 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic tonight: 21/40 FG, 67 combined points
Everyone else: 15/35 FG, 35 combined points – 9:41 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogi makes two free throws then hits a turnaround jumper.
Hawks trail the Knicks by one, 103-102, with 3:41 to play in the fourth quarter here at MSG. – 9:40 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Gallo makes a very difficult shot look good. – 9:33 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
The Warriors lose 94-90 to 20-53 Magic in Orlando. Golden State’s remaining March slate include at Miami, at Hawks, at Washington, at Memphis and then home versus Phoenix. – 9:33 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors lose to the Magic in what profiled as easiest game of this five-game road trip. Only scored 90 points. Seventeen turnovers, shot 40% as team, Wiggins went 5/19 FG. Rest of trip: at Heat, at Hawks, at Wizards, at Grizzlies. Their seeding position getting more vulnerable. – 9:32 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
What’s Deuce 1⃣? pic.twitter.com/9Z1QiIFLLv – 9:30 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
2-0 Hawks run better get the kids out of there immediately Thibs – 9:29 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
I just imagine Knicks Twitter hyperventilating and passing out whenever Miles McBride hits a 3. – 9:27 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Quick from 8TH AVE 🪣 pic.twitter.com/9IIoSdQV2x – 9:25 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Knicks with a quick start to the fourth quarter with Trae Young on the bench, push the lead to 96-87. Young has 38. – 9:22 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Knicks start out the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to take a 96-87 lead vs. the Hawks – 9:22 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 9 with 9 minutes to go. – 9:22 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
RJ Barrett going home after 44 minutes and 20 free-throw attempts: pic.twitter.com/8tsjlrcyeF – 9:22 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Sheesh, @Mitchell Robinson. pic.twitter.com/NQObI3s76D – 9:20 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Six Hawks turnovers led to 10 points for the Knicks in that third quarter. – 9:18 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Cash out 💸 pic.twitter.com/XXSpEEe1wh – 9:17 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through three quarters, the Knicks lead the Hawks 89-87.
• Barrett 26-8-3
• Burks 17 pts, 4 asts
• Toppin 10-7-3
• Young 38 pts, 6 asts
• Bogdanovic 19 pts – 9:15 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 89-87 to the Knicks at the end of the third quarter. Knicks closed the quarter on a 16-6 run.
Young 38/6, 11/21 FG
Bogdanovic: 19 points, 7/13 FG
Huerter: 12/7/3/1/1, 5/8 FG – 9:15 PM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
the knicks are attacking trae with some seriously creative double teams and it doesn’t matter. he’s unstoppable right now. – 9:15 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Wish I got paid by the Hawks pump fake or trying to dribble through three people in traffic and turn the ball over. – 9:12 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
🚨 MITCH POSTER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/MtCO84GqVj – 9:10 PM Brad Botkin @bradbotkincbs
If you do nothing but flip out Trae for Luka, where is this Atlanta team right now? – 9:08 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
College Park Skyhawks got their 6th consecutive win tonight.
Sharife Cooper finished with 18 points and 10 assists. – 9:07 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has 30-or-more points in a game for the 29th time this season in his 66th game … Only three players have more 30-plus games this season (Embiid 33, James 32, Antetokounmpo 30) … Tonight is his 14th game also making five-or-more three’s in the same game. – 9:07 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Trae. Chill out man – 9:06 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Warriors’ Draymond Green, Knicks’ Julius Randle fined for language toward refs nba.nbcsports.com/2022/03/22/war… – 9:01 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
📸 Scenes from the first HBCU Night at @TheGarden! pic.twitter.com/HJAiQZwbBj – 9:00 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Knicks are now 8-for-16 from the line – 8:59 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
Trae Young vs. the desperate/lousy Knicks at MSG pic.twitter.com/D21T2sJNTq – 8:58 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Rim rockin’ 💥 pic.twitter.com/SrusrXnhSW – 8:58 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Toppin hustling back enough to get that offensive rebound on the airball is definitely noticeable, considering how the Knicks run when he’s not with this first unit. – 8:57 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Starts on defense 🔒 pic.twitter.com/nqPkcD2gVZ – 8:56 PM Alan Hahn @alanhahn
Name the Knicks player who needs this training mechanism so he stops getting caught with his 🤬 hands down on defense. pic.twitter.com/a10nWqmr8G – 8:55 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Too many times down the court where folks not named Trae Young think they are the point guard. – 8:53 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Still got a ways to go but Trae Young is on pace for 50 points right now at MSG. – 8:50 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
The Hawks scored 64 points on 24 FGM and 19 assists in tonight’s opening half, marking Atlanta’s 34th first half this season with 60+ points and the club’s third first half with at least 19 assists. – 8:42 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
“It’s all good. These are Knicks fans. They’re just passionate.”
Rayford Young, Trae Young’s father, starred at Texas Tech in the late 90s. So he knows all about hostile arenas. Earlier, Young reflected on the crowd at MSG last spring, Cam Reddish & more: sny.tv/articles/q-a-t… – 8:40 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
I feel like the Hawks have mostly lacked this kind of FU attitude all season. Need more of it pic.twitter.com/l9wHkBtCm5 – 8:38 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic tallied 19 points (7-12 FG, 3-6 3FG, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, two assists & one steal in tonight’s first half. His 19 first half points are a season-high for points in either half, while his 15 second quarter points are a season-high for points in any quarter. – 8:37 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young notched his NBA-leading 15th half of the season (either half) with 20+ points and 5+ assists, finishing tonight’s first half with 24 points (7-14 FG, 4-8 3FG, 6-8 FT), five assists, one rebound and one steal. – 8:33 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Halftime. Hawks lead the Knicks 64-58.
• Barrett 17-7-3
• Burks 11 pts
• Fournier 8 pts
• Young 24 pts, 5 asts
• Bogdanovic 19 & 3
Knicks shooting 49-44-57. Hawks shooting 52-41-82. – 8:32 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
HALFTIME: Hawks 64, Knicks 58
Hawks won the second quarter 34-24.
Trae Young: 24 points, 5 assists
Bogdan Bogdanovic: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal – 8:32 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks up 64-58 over the Knicks at halftime. Trae and Bogdanovic cooking. Much better defense from the Hawks in the second quarter.
Young: 24/5, 7/14 FG
Bogdanovic: 19/3/2, 7/12 FG – 8:31 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Clint Capela with a finger wag after he stuffs Obi Toppin at the rim – 8:29 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Capela with a block and a finger wag that would have made Mutombo proud to stop Obi Toppin’s dunk attempt. – 8:29 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Capela just absolutely denied Obi Toppin trying to dunk on him at the rim, then gave him the Mutombo finger wag as Toppin was on the ground. – 8:29 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Living above the rim 🏀 pic.twitter.com/5OotauELw4 – 8:28 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Hawks take the lead vs. the Knicks, 55-52, after a 3-pointer by Trae Young, who is now up to 19 points in his first 17 minutes.
Young and Bogi (17 points) are really finding a rhythm in this second quarter. – 8:23 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
AIR OBI pic.twitter.com/ke4oJbVMHS – 8:22 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Bogdan Bogdanovic, who was questionable with a leg injury, has 17 points. Trae Young up to 16. Hawks and Knicks tied at 52. – 8:21 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Can Knicks fans come up with a chant for a 6-syllable name?
I’m going to guess ‘no’. – 8:20 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
QUICK pic.twitter.com/SB0Z7szIVg – 8:15 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic has connected on at least one three-pointer in a career-long 34 straight games (fourth-longest streak in Hawks history). Tonight’s Bogdanovic’s 39th game of the season knocking down multiple triples, the second-most on the team. – 8:15 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Corner Taj 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5OpoTKmv5p – 8:09 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks haven’t been good but the FT defense has been on point. – 8:06 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Taj gonna show up to Knicks 2037 training camp with a pull-up 3 – 8:05 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 34-30 at the end of the first quarter after the crazy full court pass from Bogdanovic to Young to beat the buzzer.
Young: 11/4, 3/8 FG
Hunter: 6, 3/6 FG
Gallinari: 5, 2/2 FG – 8:04 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Trae Young with 11 points in the first quarter. Booed every time he touched it early, but fans didn’t stick with it. Knicks lead 34-30 behind 12 points from Barrett. – 8:03 PM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
trae pulled a ja – 8:02 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
1⃣1⃣ PTS in the first for 🆎 pic.twitter.com/9NFH1JGzrT – 8:02 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through one quarter, the Knicks lead the Hawks 34-30.
• Barrett 12 & 4
• Burks 11 pts, 2 asts, 3-3 3Ps
• Fournier 5 pts
• Young 11 pts, 4 asts – 8:01 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
RJ Barrett, full authority – 8:00 PM Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
RJ Barrett running with Immanuel Quickley, Deuce McBride, Quentin Grimes and Jericho Sims as Knicks’ 2nd unit comes in. Obi Toppin started with Julius Randle out tonight.
Major “Play the Kids” energy right now. – 8:00 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
That @Quentin Grimes release though 🎯 pic.twitter.com/dS1PyulDBy – 8:00 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
RJ Barrett is carving up the Hawks in this first quarter. He’s running the show with Julius in street clothes. – 7:57 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
RJ Barrett doing it all as the hub of the offense.. scoring and setting up his teammates – 7:49 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
UPDATE:
Alec Burks is now up to 39.2 percent from 3 and is down to 35.3 percent on layups.
This is really gonna happen.
I really think this is gonna happen – 7:48 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
RJ on the attack 😤 pic.twitter.com/DjeoocOmmI – 7:43 PM Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
About 11 months too late, but the Knicks hunting Trae Young on defense is cool – 7:40 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
OBI ON THE BREAK 🚂 pic.twitter.com/vpHPFWET5f – 7:40 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Clint Capela is starting the 400th regular season game of his career tonight. – 7:34 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
LET’S. GO. KNICKS. – 7:31 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Madison Square Garden about as empty as you’ll see it 10 minutes before tip-off, but still pretty loud when Trae Young gets introduced. – 7:28 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is coming off his NBA-leading 36th point/assist double-double on 3/20, as well as his NBA-leading 27th 20+ point, 10+ assist outing of the season. It was the 123rd game of his career he has dished out 10+ assists, the third-most 10+ assist games in franchise history. – 7:19 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Derrick Rose hasn’t yet been cleared to practice – or take contact – by the NYK medical team. But he continues to work out before games. Here’s a short clip of Rose before tonight’s game vs. ATL: pic.twitter.com/DottxTUF5F – 7:16 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Delon Wright poured in a season-best 20 points on 12/25 against the Knicks in addition to swiping three steals. Wright posted his team-leading 20th multi-steal game on 3/20 against NOP and has 55 steals as a reserve this season, tied 6th-most for all bench players. – 7:11 PM Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language at a ref, per the league. – 7:06 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Hawks starters for tonight vs. Knicks:
Trae Young
Kevin Huerter
De’Andre Hunter
Danilo Gallinari
Clint Capela – 7:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks starters vs. Knicks
Trae Young
Kevin Huerter
De’Andre Hunter
Danilo Gallinari
Clint Capela – 7:02 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Knicks starters:
Alec Burks
Evan Fournier
RJ Barrett
Obi Toppin
Mitchell Robinson – 7:02 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Obi Toppin is starting for the Knicks. – 7:01 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Obi Toppin starting for NYK tonight with Julius Randle out, team says. – 7:01 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Tonight’s starting 5⃣ pic.twitter.com/F4coMLr6fG – 7:00 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young in his last 3 games at MSG:
32.7 PPG
8.7 APG
38.1 3P%
9.3 FTA
89.3 FT%
Tonight is his first time back since ending the Knicks season. pic.twitter.com/rhexdK4VGZ – 6:58 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
In two games against the Knicks this season, Clint Capela is averaging 11.0 PPG and 15.5 RPG. The Knicks are one of two teams Capela’s averaging 15-or-more rebounds against this season (min. 2 GP). He grabbed 22 boards against NYK on 11/27.
Game Notes: nba.com/gamenotes/hawk… – 6:56 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Prep. pic.twitter.com/IVHMJkGEyq – 6:51 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
We here 🤙
#ULTRADrip pic.twitter.com/6QfN2x3VWZ – 6:38 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Hostile language X toward game official = #NBA fining Julius Randle $40K. pic.twitter.com/idnHgJZOcz – 6:34 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) is available. – 6:32 PM Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
Another fine for Julius Randle – $40,000 for directing “hostile language toward a game official.” League is out to get him after he failed to cooperate in investigation of last incident with Cam Johnson in Phoenix. What a nightmare. – 6:32 PM Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for “directing hostile language” towards a ref after the Knicks loss to the Jazz Sunday. – 6:31 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Family ties.
@Immanuel Quickley arrived in his mom’s @MorganStBears jersey for HBCU Night. pic.twitter.com/J6yiPLs3lD – 6:31 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) is AVAILABLE for tonight, Hawks say – 6:30 PM Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward a game official, it was announced today by Byron Spruell, President, League Operations. – 6:24 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
There have been 5 Julius Randle-related fines this season.
• $15K to Randle for kicking ball in the stands
• $25K to Randle for cursing in presser
• $25K to NYK not talking to media
• $50K to him for Cam Johnson incident
• 40K to him for Jazz one
That’s $155K of fines. – 6:23 PM New York Knicks @nyknicks
Excited to host the @YUathletics men’s basketball team at @TheGarden tonight.
Congratulations on a historic season!
• Concluded a 50-game winning streak (second longest in Division III history)
• 21-22 Skyline Conference Champs
• Five weeks ranked No. 1 pic.twitter.com/2t1MFxEXHR – 6:23 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 by the NBA for hostile language directed at a referee. He has been fined four times this season for a total of $130,000. – 6:20 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
The NBA fined Julius Randle $40K for “directing hostile language toward a game official” after the Knicks-Jazz game the other night. When reporters asked Randle about the incident after the game, he said he did not know what happened and said he was “not at all angry.” – 6:19 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Julius Randle fined $40,000 for directing obscene language toward a referee at the end of the loss to Utah on Sunday. – 6:17 PM Jason Anderson @JandersonSacBee
Julius Randle fined $40,000 for hostile language toward an official. pic.twitter.com/L2laXn58Iu – 6:17 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Knicks star Julius Randle has been fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward a game official. Randle is the fifth player to be fined by the NBA today, with the total now at $140,000. – 6:16 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Julius Randle fined $40,000 for directing hostile language toward an official, NBA says. Details: pic.twitter.com/rLYUWhod44 – 6:16 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
“Oh, I know how he’s going to be received here,” Nate McMillan says of Trae Young returning to Madison Square Garden tonight.
“… Trae, I think he lives for these moments, this type of challenge.” – 6:11 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Nate McMillan on Knicks fans response tonight to Trae Young: “I know how he’ll be received.” – 6:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Bogdan Bogdanovic is a game-time decision, Nate McMillan said. – 6:01 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Tom Thibodeau is playing coy with tonight’s starting lineup.
Is Obi Toppin starting for Julius Randle?
“He could.”
Is there anyone else who could start?
Yes.
Could he start one of the RJ-at-the-4 lineups?
“We could,” he says, laughing through his mask.
We’ll find out at 7 – 5:53 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
Julius Randle has been dealing with soreness lately and is considered day to day, Tom Thibodeau says. Randle just needs rest to help heal the ailment, Thibodeau says. – 5:48 PM Fred Katz @FredKatz
Julius Randle is day to day with the sore right quad, Tom Thibodeau says. He’s out tonight against Atlanta. – 5:47 PM Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Kevin Knox back in the building pic.twitter.com/Q7XuMStGdi – 5:20 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
“It’s all good. These are Knicks fans. They’re just passionate.”
Rayford Young, Trae Young’s father, starred at Texas Tech in the late 1990s. So he knows all about hostile arenas. Here, Young reflects on the crowd at MSG last spring, Cam Reddish & more: sny.tv/articles/q-a-t… – 5:15 PM Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
For tonight’s game at New York:
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) is questionable.
John Collins (right ring finger sprain/right foot strain) is out.
Skylar Mays (non-COVID illness) is out.
Lou Williams (personal reasons) is out. – 4:47 PM Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
INJURY UPDATE: @Charlotte Hornets vs NYK 3/23
Hayward (L Ankle) out
#AllFly – 4:45 PM Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
Does It Make Financial Sense For New York Policymakers To Expand Online Sports Betting? With analysis from @Eric_Ramsey playny.com/does-it-make-s… – 4:13 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
From earlier: we covered Miles McBride, the draft, Mitchell Robinson & more in last week’s Mailbag. Thanks to @d_jpure, @DeweyinMSG, @GuardUpKnicks, @rads619, @logicallyknicks & @PascalSouthSide for the questions! Full show here: https://t.co/YSH6YYSh5i pic.twitter.com/kb1Hb52H4H – 3:45 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“It’s not even close.”
Elfrid Payton on Monty Williams being coach of the year.
He finished second last year to #Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. #Suns – 3:38 PM Chris Vivlamore @CVivlamoreAJC
Matt Ryan: “It’s sad to see it end” on his time in Atlanta. – 3:06 PM Ian Begley @IanBegley
“He works relentlessly. From the time I met him & started working with him at WVU, he wanted to go at it every day…I think his hunger is the biggest thing that’s going to take him forward.”
WVU’s @JuwanStaten3 on training NYK’s Miles McBride. More here: on.sny.tv/9sT8jhx – 2:39 PM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA + Tre Mann combined for 66 points vs Boston.
Shai and Tre are the first 2 of 6 players that OKC got in the Paul George trade.
(Plus the one year Gallinari bonus.) – 2:20 PM Chris Sheridan @sheridanhoops
The line on #Knicks–#Hawks is moving strongly away from the Bockers. Why? usblog.betway.com/nba/nba-bettin… – 1:32 PM