CJ McCollum Trolls Knicks
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Jalen Brunson (28 points) and CJ McCollum (26 points) left their mark all over Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Knicks and the Hawks—a 113–102 win for New York—and their on-court entanglement sparked some pointed remarks from McCollum during the postgame press conference.
For most of Monday night, Jalen Brunson kept answering. Then CJ McCollum took the last word, and with it, took home-court advantage right out of Madison Square Garden. Every time the Knicks looked ready to exhale in Game 2,
McCollum contributed 14 points (6-17 FG, 0-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, two assists and one steal over 30 minutes during Thursday's 108-97 win over the Nets. McCollum struggled with his efficiency, failing to connect on any of his seven attempts from ...