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ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks are back on their home floor Thursday night, taking on the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their opening-round playoff series at State Farm Arena.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The series sits even at one game apiece after Atlanta pulled out a narrow 107-106 win in New York earlier this week. With the matchup shifting to Atlanta, tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. as the Hawks look to capitalize on the energy of a home crowd.<\/p>\n
Players say defensive intensity will play a major role, stressing the need for key stops to maintain momentum against a tough Knicks squad.<\/p>\n
Fans are expected to pack the arena, with the game officially sold out. A limited number of standing-room-only tickets could still be available. Those in attendance will also receive a complimentary red 2026 playoff T-shirt while supplies last.<\/p>\n
Off the court, the organization is creating a high-energy atmosphere with entertainment throughout the night. Soulja Boy is scheduled to perform at halftime<\/a>, while Pastor Troy will appear during a break in the action. Mike Clark Jr. is set to deliver the national anthem before the game begins.<\/p>\n Special concession offerings will also be available, including themed items like chicken ribs, a loaded chicken quesadilla and a chocolate-dipped pretzel, adding to the playoff atmosphere inside the arena.<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Game 4 of the series is set for Saturday in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Atlanta Hawks<\/a>Sports<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks are back on their home floor Thursday night, taking on the New York…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":716825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,677,304,6,1136,191,67,3810,3806,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-716824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-knicks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-hawks","10":"tag-knicks","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-knicks","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkknicks","17":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116456424452146563","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/716825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}