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Knicks’ NBA Cup Dream Ends vs. Atlanta
The New York Knicks’ dreams of Las Vegas turned out to be a bust.
New York led by seven at halftime and by as much as 12 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden but that was far from enough to clip the Atlanta Hawks, who earned a 108-100 victory in the two sides’ NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup.
With the win, Atlanta (14-12) secures the latter Eastern ticket to Las Vegas, as they’ll face the Milwaukee Bucks in Saturday’s semifinal action. Lasting Knicks enemy Trae Young had 22 points and 11 assists while De’Andre Hunter led all red scorers off the bench with 24.
Denied a visit to Sin City, the Knicks now face a de facto Eastern Conference consolation game against the Orlando Magic on Sunday evening (6 p.m. ET, MSG).
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