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The New York Knicks are on the road on Thursday night as they travel to take on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series.
For the Knicks, they enter Thursday’s game with a 3-2 series lead after defeating the Hawks at home in Game 5 on Tuesday night in dominant fashion behind a big performance from Jalen Brunson.
Now New York will try to grab another victory in Game 6 on the road on Thursday as they look to clinch the series over the Hawks and punch their ticket into the Eastern Conference semifinals.
While the Knicks are looking to pick up a win on the road in Game 6 on Thursday night to advance to the next round of the playoffs, they may be without one of their key players due to injury.
Knicks list Josh Hart as questionable for Game 6
For the Knicks, they have only one player listed on their injury report for Thursday’s game as they have listed guard Josh Hart as questionable.
New York has listed Hart as questionable due to a lower back contusion and he is in danger of missing his first game of the playoffs.
If Hart is sidelined, it would be a massive blow for the Knicks, especially on the defensive end, as the veteran guard has played a major role for them in the series thus far.
Jordan Clarkson, Jose Alvarado and Miles McBride could all be in line for increased roles if Hart in unable to suit up for Game 6 against the Hawks.
Fans can catch Game 6 of the first-round series between the Knicks and Hawks from Atlanta on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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