Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 34 points (15 in the third quarter), and the New York Knicks went on a 25-8 run in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 112-107.
The Hawks led 63-62 when Emmanuel Mudiay’s 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 6:36 left in the third quarter. Enes Freedom scored 9 points and Hardaway added 8 as they pulled away to an 87-71 lead with 57 seconds left in the quarter.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Hawks 13-2. Hardaway scored 9 of the Knicks’ 13 on 1 for 2 shooting and 7 for 9 at the line.
For the Hawks, Omari Spellman had 18 points (11 in the second quarter), a career-high 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Kent Bazemore went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Knicks shot 44.2% from the field and 36.7% from 3 to the Hawks’ 40.2% and 28.9%. The Hawks outscored the Knicks 52-28 in the paint. The Knicks outscored the Hawks 31-12 in 9 minutes with Freedom, Hardaway, Vonleh, Mudiay and Trier on the floor together. Frank Ntilikina fouled out.