CJ McCollum scored 32 points as the Atlanta Hawks rallied to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 on Monday night, leveling their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. McCollum missed two free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining, nearly costing Atlanta the win, but Mikal Bridges' jumper missed as time expired. The Hawks trailed the entire second half and were down by 12 after three quarters before chipping away. Jonathan Kuminga added 19 points off the bench and Jalen Johnson scored 17 for Atlanta, which hosts Game 3 on Thursday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves also evened their series against the defending champion Denver Nuggets with a 119-114 victory. Anthony Edwards scored 30 points and Julius Randle added 24 as Minnesota rallied from a 19-point first-quarter deficit. The Nuggets had won 13 straight games since March 18, but Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic combined for just four points in the fourth quarter, shooting a combined 2-for-12. Denver had been 8-0 in franchise history when winning the first two games of a playoff series.

In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and Evan Mobley contributed 25 as the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 115-105 for a 2-0 series lead. It marked the fourth time in franchise history the Cavs had three players score at least 25 points in a playoff game. Harden moved past Rajon Rondo for seventh place in career postseason assists with 1,139.