Zaccharie Risacher scored a career-high 33 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 13-1 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 121-116.
The Knicks went on a 14-5 run to lead 110-105 with 3:00 left in the fourth quarter. Clint Capela’s 2 free throws put the Hawks ahead for good with 1:09 left. They took a 118-111 lead with 22 seconds left.
Capela’s driving dunk with 46.9 seconds left made it 114-111, and Risacher’s 2 free throws with 4.4 seconds left put it away at 121-116.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Knicks 17-8. Capela scored 6 of the Hawks’ 17 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Jalen Johnson had 23 points (12 in the paint), 15 rebounds and 7 assists, and Trae Young added 23 points and 10 assists but shot 7 for 21. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns had 34 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Jalen Brunson added 21 points.
The Hawks grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Knicks’ 7 and outscored them 58-36 in the paint. The Knicks made 22 3-pointers, 5 of them by Towns and 4 by Brunson. The Knicks’ starters were outscored 61-43 in 20 minutes together. Josh Hart fouled out.