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Game 5 time set for Hawks-Knicks

Hawks forward John Collins goes to the basket through a triple team by New York Knicks defenders during 113-96 Hawks win of Game 4 of first-round NBA playoff series Sunday, May 30, 2021, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

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Hawks forward John Collins goes to the basket through a triple team by New York Knicks defenders during 113-96 Hawks win of Game 4 of first-round NBA playoff series Sunday, May 30, 2021, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
By AJC Sports
June 1, 2021

Game 5 of the Hawks-Knicks first-round playoff series on Wednesday will begin at 7:30 p.m. and air on TNT, the NBA announced Monday night.

The Hawks have a chance to win the series with a 3-1 lead going into Wednesday’s game at Madison Square Garden. If necessary, Game 6 will be in Atlanta on Friday and Game 7 in New York on Sunday. Game times are to be determined.

There are three other Game 5s on Wednesday with the Wizards at 76ers (7 p.m., NBA), Grizzlies at Jazz (9:30 p.m., NBA) and Mavericks at Clippers (10 p.m., TNT) all scheduled.

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