The New York Knicks squandered a 14-point lead and lost Game 2 of their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks.
Knicks coach Mike Brown faced plenty of criticism after not using a timeout late in the game, though Clutch Points’ Brett Siegel noted that New York did not have a timeout remaining ahead of the final possession despite the NBC scorebug saying it did.
Brown used a timeout at the 2:43-mark after not taking his “use it or lose it” timeout before the three-minute mark.
“A couple of possessions weren’t fluid so I wanted to make sure we had something we wanted to get to,” Brown said of using the timeout at the 2:43 mark.
Brown also addressed the Knicks’ free-throw struggles in the loss.
“We just gotta lock in a little bit better in a playoff game. It’s tough to win against a good team when you shoot 60% from the free-throw line,” he said.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
Make Bleacher Report one of your preferred sources on Google by selecting Bleacher Report on the “source preferences” page here.
For more from Bleacher Report, check out our B/R app, homepage and social feeds—including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
This content was brought to you by: Bleacher Report – Front Page
