Trae Young collected 21 points and 14 assists to lift the host Atlanta Hawks to a 105-94 win over the New York Knicks on Friday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 15 points and John Collins added 14 for the Hawks, who benefited from a late 22-5 surge to end the second quarter to seize a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Sunday afternoon in Atlanta.
Clint Capela recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds and former Knick Danilo Gallinari sank all four of his 3-point attempts to finish with 12 points for the Hawks.
21 PTS, 14 AST for @TheTraeYoung.
2-1 series lead for @ATLHawks.Game 4: Sunday at 1pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/fNKvhCtGdc
— NBA (@NBA) May 29, 2021
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