The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics aim to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs with road wins, while the Denver Nuggets look to force a Game 7 against the injured Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. The back-to-back losses have the Atlanta Hawks analyzing their arsenal of defensive schemes and bench rotations…
DALLAS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 24 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 22 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 135-120 on Wednesday for their 11th straight win. Dyson Daniels scored 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting and Jalen Johnson scored 17 points with 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who at 38-31 are in the thick…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 21 of his 30 points in the first half and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a dominant second quarter to cruise to a 138-116 victory against the short-handed Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Edwards led seven Minnesota players in scoring in double figures, pushing the Timberwolves to a commanding victory…
