The Atlanta Hawks they prove to be the biggest surprise of this one Emirates NBA Cup and won the Madison Square Garden in New York with a result of 108-100, thus reaching the Semifinal against the Milwaukee Bucks. I New York Knicks they start much better and limit coach Snyder’s team to 36.5% from the field and a very bad one 18.8% from long range in the first two quarters and finished 7 points ahead at halftime.
But the Georgia franchise returns to the field better and scores a 34-18 run in the third quarter which cuts off the home team’s legs. The key to the game were the rebounds, a fundamental one in which the Hawks outclassed the Knicks 58-49 with 22 offensive rebounds.
On an evening in which the whole team gave their contribution, the Hawks’ best scorer was De’Andre Hunterwho came off the bench and finished with 24 points, followed by 22 with 11 assists Trae Young and from the 21st with 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks Jalen Johnson. Convincing double doubles for Clint Capela (11 points and 13 rebounds) e Mr. Okongwu (12 and 11 rebounds).
During the final moments of the match, with the game already on ice, Trae Young mimed the gesture of play dice on the Knicks logoinfuriating the entire audience at Madison Square Garden and reviving the disagreements that began during the 2021 Playoffs. The native of Lubbock, Texas then commented on his relationship with the fans of the Big Apple team in this way:
“We have a love-hate relationship. I love them very much, but they hate me, I think this can also be defined as mutual. Every match is a great opportunity, we knew that the stakes would be of a high level.”
To reach the Final Four, the entire quintet in double figures is not enough for the Knicks, in which the 21 points (with 8 rebounds and 6 assists) of Josh Hart and 19 each Karl-Anthony Towns (which adds 19 rebounds) e Mikal Bridges. Difficult evening shooting instead Jalen Brunson who finished with just 14 points and a decent 5/15 from the field (2/6 from three).
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