Maria Taylor Had To Issue Correction For NBC's Mistake

NBC host Maria Taylor quickly issued a correction for the network's mistake on Monday evening.

The network aired Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first round playoff series between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks. The Knicks fell to the Hawks, 107-106, in Game 2 of the series. It's all knotted up, 1-1, as we head back to Atlanta for Game 3 later this week.

But late in Game 2, NBC made an unfortunate mistake.

The network's scorebug falsely showed that the Knicks had a timeout remaining on their final play. They did not, though, confusing viewers.

"New York will take its timeout almost guaranteed here," NBC play-by-play announcer Noah Eagle said.

The Knicks, though, did not take a timeout - because they didn't have one.

Eagle said, "No timeout called."

Taylor was quick to apologize for the error.

"We just want to say that the scoreboard showed a timeout that the Knicks did not have on the final play, but due to a data issue, the wrong timeout information was communicated," Taylor said. "So, that's why you see a timeout on the scorebug."

Taylor added, "[Carmelo Anthony's] head was down. He had to touch the monitor to even believe what had happened in this Knicks game."

The Knicks blew a huge lead in Game 2

New York was leading by more than 10 points late, before Atlanta staged a huge comeback to even up the series.

"ATLANTA COMES ALL THE WAY BACK FROM 14 DOWN AND TIES THE SERIES! THEY WIN GAME 2 AT MSG, 107-106!" Noah Eagle said live on NBC.

Game 3 is set for Thursday night.

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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM.