No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher scores 33 as Hawks rally late to down Knicks 121-116

No. 1 wide prime Zaccharie Risacher scored 33 points and had 7 rebounds and nan Atlanta Hawks rallied precocious to hit nan New York Knicks 121-116 connected Wednesday night

ATLANTA -- No. 1 wide prime Zaccharie Risacher scored 33 points and had 7 rebounds and nan Atlanta Hawks rallied precocious to hit nan New York Knicks 121-116 connected Wednesday night.

Risacher's 33 points were nan astir by a rookie this season. He besides had 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.

The Hawks trailed 110-105 pinch 2:57 to play, but went connected a 13-1 tally to put nan crippled away.

Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 15 rebounds. Trae Young had 23 points, 10 assists and six rebounds 1 crippled aft scoring conscionable 2 points connected 1-for-10 shooting against Boston.

Karl-Anthony Towns led nan Knicks pinch 34 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 21 points.

Knicks: The Knicks shook disconnected a sluggish commencement and played good successful nan last 3 quarters successful beforehand of a patient contingent of Knicks fans successful Atlanta but yet vanished their roadworthy travel 2-2.

Hawks: The Hawks bounced backmost from a mediocre showing successful a 30-point nonaccomplishment to nan Celtics pinch 1 of their champion efforts of nan season. Risacher played by acold his champion crippled of nan season.

Clint Capela capped a 9-1 tally pinch a accelerated break dunk pinch 46.9 seconds remaining to springiness nan Hawks a 114-111 lead. Young started a fast-break disconnected a 3-point miss from Towns and dished it to a sprinting Capela for nan dunk.

The Knicks entered nan crippled arsenic nan league's champion 3-point shooting squad astatine 41.4%, and nan Hawks were surrendering a league-worst 39.8% from deep. The Knicks ended up connecting connected 46.8% connected Wednesday, hitting 22 of 47.

The Knicks return location to look nan struggling Bucks connected Friday. The Hawks will beryllium astatine Detroit connected Friday for nan first crippled of their 3rd back-to-back business of nan young season.

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