Who won New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks?

The Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 109-108 on April 23, 2026.

OG Anunoby scored 29 for the New York Knicks; Jalen Johnson scored 24 for the Atlanta Hawks with 10 rebounds.

New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks

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Venue: State Farm Arena

2026 NBA playoffs · First round · Game 3

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	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
Q1	21	33
Q2	29	25
Q3	30	30
Q4	28	21

Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results

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

Game recap

The Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 109-108 at home in the playoffs on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at State Farm Arena. Jalen Johnson had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists for the Atlanta Hawks. OG Anunoby had 29 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist for the New York Knicks.

The Atlanta Hawks led 58-50 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 33-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Johnson (double-double, Atlanta Hawks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks). Bench points: New York Knicks 30, Atlanta Hawks 31. CJ McCollum had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist 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 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks?: The Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 109-108 on April 23, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: OG Anunoby scored 29 for the New York Knicks; Jalen Johnson scored 24 for the Atlanta Hawks with 10 rebounds.

Box score

Game leaders

New York Knicks

Points: 29 OG Anunoby
Rebounds: 17 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 6 Josh Hart

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 24 Jalen Johnson
Rebounds: 13 Dyson Daniels
Assists: 8 Jalen Johnson

Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (21 PTS, 17 REB) · Jalen Johnson double-double (24 PTS, 10 REB)

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	40:19	26	3	4	2	0	3	11-23	0-5	4-5	3	+1
Josh Hart starter	40:03	2	9	6	2	0	2	1-9	0-4	0-0	3	+3
OG Anunoby starter	36:34	29	9	1	1	3	0	9-16	4-8	7-7	3	-4
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	34:06	21	17	4	2	2	3	7-12	1-3	6-6	2	+22
Mikal Bridges starter	20:32	0	1	2	0	0	4	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	-26
Miles McBride bench	31:10	15	1	1	2	0	2	5-14	5-10	0-0	3	+16
Jordan Clarkson bench	16:51	8	2	1	0	0	1	4-11	0-2	0-1	0	+1
Mitchell Robinson bench	11:23	2	4	0	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-18
Jose Alvarado bench	5:54	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	1-1	1	+2
Landry Shamet bench	3:08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Johnson starter	38:28	24	10	8	2	1	2	8-19	2-6	6-10	3	+2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker starter	37:32	14	3	0	1	1	2	4-12	3-7	3-3	1	-11
Onyeka Okongwu starter	37:07	9	7	1	1	2	1	4-7	1-4	0-0	3	-4
CJ McCollum starter	35:13	23	5	1	2	2	4	8-19	2-4	5-7	3	-6
Dyson Daniels starter	33:26	8	13	6	3	1	5	3-7	1-2	1-2	1	+4
Jonathan Kuminga bench	28:27	21	4	0	1	1	1	9-14	2-4	1-2	3	+3
Gabe Vincent bench	13:41	5	1	1	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	2-2	1	+12
Mouhamed Gueye bench	10:53	5	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	+5
Corey Kispert bench	5:14	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Keshon Gilbert, Jock Landale

Team statistics
New York Knicks	Stat	Atlanta Hawks
18/20 (90%)	Free throws	18/26 (69%)
30/58 (51%)	2 pointers	26/53 (49%)
10/35 (28%)	3 pointers	13/33 (39%)
40/93 (43%)	Field goals	39/86 (45%)
46	Rebounds	45
32	Defensive rebounds	32
14	Offensive rebounds	13
19	Assists	19
15	Turnovers	16
10	Steals	10
5	Blocks	8
17	Fouls	17
11	Max points in a row	11
5:04	Time spent in lead	40:48
3	Biggest lead	18

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Atlanta Hawks ahead)

Largest margin: 16 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 3 Q1 8:06
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: 18 Q2 3:46
Longest run: 11-0 Atlanta Hawks · Q1 6:25 to Q1 3:59

Scoring plays

Q1 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
10:57	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:29	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:11	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	5	3
9:21	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels Free throw	5	4
8:06	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	7	4
7:42	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	7	5
7:42	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	7	6
7:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	9	6
6:25	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	9	9
5:59	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	9	11
5:36	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	9	13
4:12	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	9	15
3:59	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	9	17
3:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	11	17
3:30	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	11	20
2:51	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	11	22
2:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	13	22
1:39	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	13	24
1:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	14	24
1:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	15	24
1:08	Atlanta Hawks	Mouhamed Gueye 3-pt field goal	15	27
0:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	17	27
0:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	18	27
0:44	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 3-pt field goal	18	30
0:25	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	21	30
0:03	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 3-pt field goal	21	33

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
11:39	Atlanta Hawks	Mouhamed Gueye 2-pt field goal	21	35
10:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	23	35
10:39	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	23	36
10:26	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	25	36
10:08	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	25	38
9:33	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum Free throw	25	39
9:33	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum Free throw	25	40
8:56	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	27	40
8:56	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado Free throw	28	40
8:38	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent Free throw	28	41
8:38	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent Free throw	28	42
8:16	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	30	42
7:43	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	30	44
7:22	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	32	44
6:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	34	44
6:34	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	34	46
6:12	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	34	48
5:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	36	48
5:00	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	36	50
4:11	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	36	51
4:11	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	36	52
3:55	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	38	52
3:46	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	38	55
3:46	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	38	56
3:04	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	40	56
2:25	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	42	56
1:57	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	45	56
1:27	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	47	56
0:58	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	47	57
0:58	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	47	58
0:45	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	50	58

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
11:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	52	58
11:21	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	52	61
10:58	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	54	61
10:45	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	54	63
10:22	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	54	66
9:49	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	54	69
9:21	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	56	69
8:07	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	57	69
8:07	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	58	69
7:40	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	59	69
7:40	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	60	69
7:10	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	63	69
6:40	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	65	69
6:20	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	65	71
6:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	66	71
6:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	67	71
5:54	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	67	73
5:34	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	67	75
5:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	69	75
5:11	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	69	78
4:16	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	70	78
4:16	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	71	78
3:38	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	71	81
3:09	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	71	82
2:52	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	71	84
2:25	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	73	84
2:09	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	73	86
1:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	75	86
1:49	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	76	86
0:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	78	86
0:26	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum Free throw	78	87
0:26	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum Free throw	78	88
0:06	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	80	88

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	New York Knicks	Atlanta Hawks
10:27	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	80	90
10:15	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	82	90
9:28	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	82	92
8:54	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	85	92
8:42	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	85	95
8:06	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	85	96
7:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	86	96
7:46	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	87	96
7:35	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	89	96
7:12	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	92	96
6:47	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	92	98
6:23	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	93	98
6:23	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	94	98
5:51	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum Free throw	94	99
5:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	96	99
4:45	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	96	101
3:50	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	99	101
2:51	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	99	103
2:23	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	102	103
1:58	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	102	105
1:41	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	105	105
1:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	107	105
1:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	108	105
0:53	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	108	107
0:13	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	108	109

Highlights

Hawks 109 - 108 Knicks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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