Who won Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 on April 18, 2026.

CJ McCollum scored 26 for the Atlanta Hawks; Jalen Brunson scored 28 for the New York Knicks.

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Venue: Madison Square Garden

2026 NBA playoffs · First round · Game 1

Observed Sep 24, 2026, 01:02 UTC.

Verified 2026 NBA playoff result. Full regular-season history is not included in this edition. Postseason games do not count toward regular-season records.

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Quarter scores

Reported points by period
Period	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
Q1	24	30
Q2	31	27
Q3	19	26
Q4	28	30

Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results

Player box scores and scoring plays are shown below when available. Coverage varies by game.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 at home in the playoffs on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 28 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the New York Knicks. CJ McCollum had 26 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist for the Atlanta Hawks.

The New York Knicks led 57-55 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 26-19. Double-digit figures in two categories: Josh Hart (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: Atlanta Hawks 13, New York Knicks 20. Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Retrieved Sep 24, 2026, 01:02:58 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 on April 18, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: CJ McCollum scored 26 for the Atlanta Hawks; Jalen Brunson scored 28 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Game leaders

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 26 CJ McCollum
Rebounds: 9 Dyson Daniels
Assists: 11 Dyson Daniels

New York Knicks

Points: 28 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 14 Josh Hart
Assists: 7 Jalen Brunson

Josh Hart double-double (11 PTS, 14 REB)

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nickeil Alexander-Walker starter	39:19	17	1	4	0	1	1	6-17	3-8	2-4	1	-9
Jalen Johnson starter	38:52	23	7	3	0	0	1	8-19	3-7	4-4	3	-3
Onyeka Okongwu starter	37:27	19	8	2	0	1	2	6-9	4-6	3-4	4	-12
Dyson Daniels starter	35:51	4	9	11	3	0	2	2-7	0-2	0-0	2	-3
CJ McCollum starter	33:43	26	3	1	0	1	5	11-20	4-9	0-2	2	-9
Jonathan Kuminga bench	27:00	8	4	1	0	0	0	3-7	0-2	2-3	2	-7
Gabe Vincent bench	14:46	2	1	2	1	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	-8
Mouhamed Gueye bench	10:33	3	3	1	1	0	0	1-3	0-2	1-2	5	+1
Zaccharie Risacher bench	2:29	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	-5

Not available: Jock Landale

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	37:56	18	8	0	1	0	0	6-9	2-3	4-4	3	+9
Josh Hart starter	36:54	11	14	5	3	0	2	4-8	0-1	3-4	2	+4
Jalen Brunson starter	36:24	28	5	7	1	0	2	9-22	3-4	7-8	1	+5
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	32:38	25	8	4	1	3	5	6-13	3-4	10-10	5	+3
Mikal Bridges starter	31:36	11	2	1	1	0	1	5-9	1-4	0-0	1	+4
Miles McBride bench	21:02	6	1	2	0	0	1	2-6	2-4	0-0	4	+12
Landry Shamet bench	17:32	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-6	1-5	0-0	3	+4
Mitchell Robinson bench	14:30	3	4	1	0	2	0	1-1	0-0	1-4	1	+5
Jordan Clarkson bench	11:28	8	2	1	0	0	0	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	+9

Team statistics
Atlanta Hawks	Stat	New York Knicks
12/19 (63%)	Free throws	25/30 (83%)
24/50 (48%)	2 pointers	26/55 (47%)
14/37 (37%)	3 pointers	12/25 (48%)
38/87 (43%)	Field goals	38/80 (47%)
40	Rebounds	45
32	Defensive rebounds	39
8	Offensive rebounds	6
25	Assists	22
12	Turnovers	11
5	Steals	7
3	Blocks	5
21	Fouls	24
11	Max points in a row	10
2:20	Time spent in lead	43:34
4	Biggest lead	19

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 19 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: 4 Q1 8:52
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 19 Q4 4:36
Longest run: 11-0 Atlanta Hawks · Q4 3:14 to Q4 1:39

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:09	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:56	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	2	4
10:13	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	4	4
10:00	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	4	7
9:45	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	6	7
9:23	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	9	7
8:52	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	11	7
8:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	11	9
8:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	11	12
7:54	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	13	12
7:36	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	13	14
7:12	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	13	17
6:39	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	13	19
6:24	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	16	19
6:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	16	22
4:46	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	19	22
3:50	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	20	22
3:50	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	21	22
3:13	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	23	22
2:29	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	23	23
2:29	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	23	24
1:59	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	23	26
1:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	23	28
0:49	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	24	28
0:02	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	24	30

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:12	New York Knicks	Landry Shamet 3-pt field goal	24	33
10:53	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	24	35
10:47	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	27	35
9:37	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	27	38
9:31	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	28	38
9:31	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	29	38
9:19	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	29	39
9:19	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	29	40
9:05	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	32	40
8:45	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	32	42
8:21	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	34	42
7:48	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	36	42
7:31	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	36	44
6:53	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	38	44
6:19	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	41	44
5:49	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	41	46
5:05	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	44	46
4:50	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	44	47
4:50	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	44	48
4:34	Atlanta Hawks	Mouhamed Gueye 2-pt field goal	46	48
3:43	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	48	48
3:28	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	48	50
2:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	48	52
2:40	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	49	52
2:40	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	50	52
2:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	50	54
1:46	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	50	55
1:33	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	52	55
0:08	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	52	56
0:08	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	52	57
0:01	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	55	57

Q3 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:40	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	55	58
11:12	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	58	58
10:50	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	58	61
10:27	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	58	64
9:43	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	60	64
9:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	60	65
9:22	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	60	66
8:58	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	60	68
8:42	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	63	68
6:39	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	63	70
5:44	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	63	71
5:31	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	63	73
5:00	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	65	73
4:31	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	67	73
3:44	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	67	74
3:44	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	67	75
3:33	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	69	75
3:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	69	76
3:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	69	77
2:59	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	71	77
1:59	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	71	79
1:46	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	73	79
1:09	Atlanta Hawks	Mouhamed Gueye Free throw	74	79
0:55	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	74	80
0:55	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	74	81
0:36	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	74	83

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:26	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	76	83
10:17	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	76	85
9:34	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	76	88
9:14	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	78	88
9:14	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	79	88
8:48	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	81	88
8:35	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	81	91
8:28	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	84	91
8:12	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	84	93
7:45	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	85	93
7:29	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	85	96
7:13	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent 2-pt field goal	87	96
6:49	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	87	98
6:26	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	87	100
6:26	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	87	101
5:56	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	87	103
4:36	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	87	106
3:14	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	88	106
3:14	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	89	106
2:40	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	92	106
2:11	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	95	106
1:39	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	98	106
0:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	98	108
0:41	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	100	108
0:41	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	100	109
0:41	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	100	110
0:35	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	102	110
0:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	102	111
0:26	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	102	112
0:23	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	102	113

Highlights

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