{"id":117222,"date":"2026-04-24T08:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/hawks-defeat-knicks-109-108-2-1-lead-in-the-nba-playoffs-series\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:48:41","slug":"hawks-defeat-knicks-109-108-2-1-lead-in-the-nba-playoffs-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/hawks-defeat-knicks-109-108-2-1-lead-in-the-nba-playoffs-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks defeat Knicks 109-108: 2-1 lead in the NBA Playoffs series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hawks Seize Advantage Against Knicks in Epic Battle<\/h2>\n<p>Atlanta Hawks defeated the New York Knicks with a close score of 109-108, taking a 2-1 lead in the first round series of the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Error en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Brunson missed a crucial pass under pressure, preventing Josh Hart from attempting a shot, as Jonathan Kuminga intercepted the ball.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, CJ McCollum, with 23 points, scored the mid-range shot that proved to be the decisive point, giving the lead back to Atlanta at the end of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks dominated much of the game, although the Knicks reacted in the final minutes with a series of three-pointers that kept the score in suspense. For New York, OG Anunoby stood out with 29 points and 9 rebounds, along with Brunson, who contributed 26 units.<\/p>\n<p>Karl-Anthony Towns also had an outstanding performance with 21 points and 17 rebounds, contributing to the Knicks taking a three-point lead with just over a minute left. However, they failed to maintain it.<\/p>\n<p>For Atlanta, the collective effort was fundamental. Jalen Johnson and Kuminga provided energy on both sides of the court, solidifying a key defense in the final moments.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth game of the series will be played this Saturday, again in Atlanta, where the Hawks will seek to extend their lead and get closer to qualification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawks Seize Advantage Against Knicks in Epic Battle Atlanta Hawks defeated the New York Knicks with a close score of 109-108, taking a 2-1 lead in the first round series of the NBA playoffs. Error en el proceso de traducci\u00f3n Jalen Brunson missed a crucial pass under pressure, preventing Josh Hart from attempting a shot, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[587,103,1245,104],"class_list":{"0":"post-117222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-atlanta-hawks","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-new-york-knicks","11":"tag-playoffs"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}