The New York Knicks set their injury report for game two against the Atlanta Hawks.
The New York Knicks look to entertain the home crowd once again as they host the Atlanta Hawks in game two of their first round series.
The Knicks won game one, 113-102, thanks to a big third quarter swing. The Knicks led by two at halftime, and managed to push the game to eight coming out of the locker room. They tightened up their defense to outscore the Hawks, 26-19, in the third quarter. They would pull away in the fourth quarter, boosting the lead to 19 to put the game away.
The Knicks lead the series 1-0. Game two takes place at Madison Square Garden and begins at 8 PM ET.
New York Knicks Injury Report
OG Anunoby is PROBABLE with a left ankle sprain. OG started in game one, playing 38 minutes and finishing with 18 points on 6-9 shooting and 2-3 from three. He also had eight rebounds. He missed the last game of the regular season, as did most Knicks starters due to rest, after playing just 15 minutes against the Raptors on April 10.
In game one, the Knicks were led by Jalen Brunson, who had a game high 28 points on 9-22 shooting and 3-4 from three. He also had five rebounds and seven assists. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points on 6-13 shooting and 10-10 from the free throw line.
All five Knicks starters were in double figures. Josh Hart led the team in rebounding with 14 rebounds.
Jordan Clarkson had eight points off the bench.
Atlanta Hawks Injury Report
Onyeka Okongwu is QUESTIONABLE with right knee inflammation. He drew the start in game one, playing 37 minutes. He scored 19 points on 6-9 shooting and 4-6 from three while adding eight rebounds and two assists. Like the rest of the Hawks starters, he sat in the final game of the season.
Jock Landale is OUT with a right high ankle sprain. He's been out since April 1. On April 16, the Hawks announced that he would miss at least two more weeks, likely ruling him out for the entire first round. He's played 23 games for the Hawks, averaging 9.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in the regular season.
The Hawks were led by CJ McCollum in game one. He scored 26 points on 11-20 shooting and 4-9 from three. Jalen Johnson had 23 points. Dyson Daniels scored only four points, but had nine rebounds and 11 assists.