Rose, Knicks rally, tie series with Hawks

NEW YORK — Derrick Rose scored 26 points, Julius Randle shook off a miserable first half to lead a third-quarter turnaround, and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-92 on Wednesday in Game 2 to tie the series.

Randle was 0-for-6 with two points at halftime, and the Knicks faced a 13-point deficit. But, with Rose moving into the starting lineup to open the third quarter, Randle scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the period as the Knicks surged ahead.

The winner of the NBA’S Most Improved Player award totaled 15 points and 12 rebounds despite another poor shooting night. He was 5-for-16 after going 6-for-23 in the opener.

But he came through when it counted, along with Reggie Bullock, who made four 3-pointers in the second half and totaled 15 points as the Knicks guaranteed there will be at least one more home game in their surprising season.

■ 76ers 120, Wizards 95: At Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 22 points and Ben Simmons 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for top-seeded Philadelphia, which took a 2-0 series lead.

Bradley Beal scored 33 points for Washington, which lost NBA triple-double king Russell Westbrook to an ankle injury early in the fourth quarter. He had 10 points and 11 assists before limping to the locker room.

The Sixers withstood Beal’s 24 first-half points and led 71-57 at intermission. They maintained a double-digit lead throughout the final two quarters.

■ Jazz 141, Grizzlies 129: At Salt Lake City, Donovan Mitchell had 25 points to lead three 20-point scorers for Utah, which made a franchise postseason-record 19 3-pointers in 39 tries and tied the series 1-1.

Mike Conley had 20 points and 15 assists for the Jazz, who shot 54.4 percent and had a 42-33 edge in rebounds.

Ja Morant scored 47 points and Findlay Prep product Dillon Brooks 23 for Memphis, which trailed 74-54 at halftime.