The Atlanta Hawks were able to go into the Garden and steal Game 1 107-105. Trae Young had 32 points, including the game-winner, seven rebounds, and 10 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18 points and Lou Williams had 13 off the bench in just 13 minutes of action. The Knicks had their chances but fell a little short. They had a couple of payers that did not meet regular-season form and they should have some confidence coming into this game despite their loss. Alec Burks had 27 off the bench and Derrick Rose added 17 points and five assists. RJ Barrett scored 14 points and 11 rebounds while Julius Randle finished with 15 points on 6 of 23 shooting. The over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall, the Hawks are 1-6-1 ATS in the last eight meetings overall and the Hawks are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings in New York.

I don't expect Randle to score only 15 points in this one. In ten games when Randle scored 15 or less this season he exploded for an average of 28.5 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 6.0 assists in the next game. The Knicks were also bad from deep, shooting just 3 of 17 shots. I like the Knick to bounce back in game two and they will shoot better from deep and Randle will have a big game.

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