New York evened the Eastern Conference First Round 2-2, as their rivalry heated up. Today it was Atlanta head coach Bob who gave New York bulletin-board material and ended up eating crow, thanks to some ill-timed comments he made earlier in the day. Two hours before game-time, Bob said that "New York shouldn't even show up tonight. We're pumped, we're on a hot streak, and we're just better. We're gonna win so big New York might never recover." After the game, the only one from New York to speak was head coach Bob, who said simply, "Scoreboard, baby." Final score: New York 114, Atlanta 85.

New York was led by Mack (28 points, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Speight (9 points, a steal), Crawford (15 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 4 blocks). Atlanta was led by Jackson (12 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, a steal, a block), Simon (17 points), Calloway (5 points).

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