The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Balanced Hawks rally past Knicks
NEW YORK — Kent Bazemore scored 22 points, John Collins had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the New York Knicks 114-107 on Friday night.
The Hawks had seven players score in double figures in their second straight win. Trae Young had 15 points and 10 assists, and Kevin Huerter finished with 16 points.
Emmanuel Mudiay scored 32 points, but the Knicks dropped their fourth consecutive game. Kevin Knox scored 17 of his 24 points in the first quarter.
Mudiay’s layup gave New York a 99-95 lead with 7:23 left, but Atlanta responded with a 9-0 run. Young capped the decisive stretch with a layup with 3:47 left.
After Mudiay hit a jumper for the Knicks, Young converted a three-point play to extend the Hawks’ lead to 107-101 with 3:04 remaining.
Alex Len and DeAndre’ Bembry each had 12 points for Atlanta, which went 10 for 29 from 3-point range. Jeremy Lin added 11 points.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 points for New York, and Noah Vonleh had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Pacers 114, Nets 106: At NEW YORK — Victor Oladipo scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Thaddeus Young added 21, and the Indiana Pacers beat Brooklyn, ending the Nets’ seven-game winning streak.
Bojan Bogdanovic and Domantas Sabonis each added 17 point for the Pacers, who had lost their previous two.
Rookie Rodions Kurucs scored a season-high 26 points for Brooklyn, and DeMarre Carroll added 16.
Bucks 120, Celtics 107: At BOSTON — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points, Khris Middleton had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Boston Celtics.
Tony Snell scored 15 and Thon Maker added 12 points for Milwaukee, which has won six of seven.
Kyrie Irving had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics, who were missing their top two centers and forward Marcus Morris.