Rose, Randle help Knicks rally to beat Hawks, tie series

<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Derrick Rose scored 26 points, Julius Randle shook off a miserable first half to lead a third-quarter turnaround and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-92 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie the series.</p>
<p>Game 3 is Friday night in Atlanta, where the Hawks will be allowed to welcome a full capacity crowd for the first time </p>
<p>Randle was 0 for 6 with just two points at halftime and the Knicks were staring at a 13-point deficit. But with Rose moving into the starting lineup to open the third quarter, Randle scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting in the period as the Knicks took the lead.</p>
<p>The winner of the NBA’s Most Improved Player award finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds despite another poor shooting night. He was 5 for 16 after going 6 for 23 in the opener.</p>
<p>But he came through with it counted along with Reggie Bullock, who made four 3-pointers in the second half and also had 15 points as the Knicks guaranteed there will be at least one more home game in this surprising season.</p>
<p>Trae Young scored 30 points for Atlanta after having 32 and hitting the tiebreaking shot in Game 1. Bogdan Bogdanovic and De’Andre Hunter added 18 apiece. </p>
<p>76ERS 120, WIZARDS 95</p>
<p>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Ben Simmons put a spin move on Russell Westbrook that sent him sprawling to the floor several minutes before a leg injury sent the NBA’s triple-double king to the locker room.</p>
<p>With Simmons soaring and Westbrook ailing, Philadelphia beat Washington night to take a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 is Saturday night at Washington.</p>
<p>Westbrook went down after colliding with Furkan Korkmaz early in the fourth quarter. He limped off the floor and was restrained by security after a fan threw popcorn at him as he was headed under the tunnel.</p>
<p>Simmons and Joel Embiid each scored 22 points and Tobias Harris added 19 for the top-seeded Sixers. Simmons added nine rebounds and eight assists after becoming just the sixth player in NBA history to have at least 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a playoff game in a 125-118 win in Game 1 </p>
<p>Bradley Beal had 33 points for Washington. Westbrook finished with 10 points and 11 assists for sub-.500 Washington.</p>