Guard CJ McCollum scored 32 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks' comeback during Monday night's 107-106 victory over the New York Knicks. With this result the series was tied at one game per side and next Thursday they travel to Atlanta for the first game at the State Farm Arena.

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McCollum scored six points of his 32 in the last quarter, where Jonathan Kuminga shined with seven points, to lead his team's rebound in the victory achieved at Madison Square Garden. However, the Atlanta quintet's effort almost fell short when McCollum missed two free throws with 5.6 seconds left.

The Atlanta Hawks trailed throughout the second half and trailed by 12 points at the end of the third quarter. Atlanta was closing the gap and a basket by McCollum gave them a 101-100 lead—the first of the series in the second half—with 2:09 remaining. He scored another basket for a three-point lead, and after Jalen Brunson tied it with a 3-pointer, McCollum responded with another jumper to make it 105-103 with 33 seconds left.

Jonathan Kuminga contributed 19 points off the bench and Jalen Johnson scored 17, including a basket with 10 seconds remaining that gave the sixth seed a four-point lead.

For the Knicks, Brunson scored 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 18.

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