Even though the big-picture goal for any team starting a playoff series on the road is to draw a split in the first two games, the Atlanta Hawks left New York on Wednesday night looking as if they might have left a serious opportunity on the table by letting Game 2 slip away. Overall, the Knicks brought a ton of physicality in the second half of Game 2, and it seemed as if they might have thrown something at Atlanta that they would struggle to counter.
However, the home court seemed to be just what the Hawks needed in Game 3 to keep their footing each time a bit of adversity appeared to be creeping into the game flow.