Who won Hawks-Knicks Game 2 comeback?

Hawks stunned Knicks to tie series

Atlanta’s first-round series against New York swung on a dramatic fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden, where the Hawks erased an eight-point deficit and completed a 107–106 road win to even the series at 1–1.

CJ McCollum led the scoring with a game-high 32 points. His late-game production was decisive: multiple game recaps describe Atlanta’s surge as coming in the final minutes, when the Hawks outscored the Knicks 18–10 during the closing stretch.

The comeback mattered for two reasons. First, it prevented New York from converting its early control into a series advantage after the Knicks had taken Game 1. Second, it changed the tone of the series by establishing McCollum as a primary offensive engine for Atlanta in the absence (in the narrative) of Trae Young’s former role. Multiple write-ups emphasize that the MSG crowd’s hostility followed McCollum and that he responded with clutch scoring.

Atlanta’s fourth-quarter execution also shows up in team-level reporting from the game coverage: the Hawks’ fourth-quarter advantage included limiting New York’s efficiency late and forcing the Knicks to deal with a closing stretch they couldn’t survive.

For New York, the loss carried immediate consequences. With the Hawks tying the series, the Knicks’ margin for error shrinks in Game 3 because homecourt is no longer locked up.

In short, McCollum’s late scoring and Atlanta’s fourth-quarter turnaround flipped the matchup’s momentum, setting up a tightly contested series going back to an even state after one game apiece.