The 5 minutes and 28 seconds that may have revitalized the Knicks

ATLANTA — The New York Knicks’ starting lineup may have been staring at the final straw that could break the camel’s back late in Monday’s nail-biter against the Atlanta Hawks.The score was 90-90. There was 5:28 left. New York head coach Mike Brown put out his starting lineup of Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns — a collection of talented individuals that, by every metric over the last two seasons, plays better split up than together, despite the resources invested to create this group. Hawks head coach Quin Snyder trotted out his starters — CJ McCollum, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels — a collective that has been amongst the league’s best since it was put together around the trade deadline.Advertisement