Who won Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 on April 28, 2026.

Jalen Johnson scored 18 for the Atlanta Hawks with 10 rebounds; Jalen Brunson scored 39 for the New York Knicks.

Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks

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Venue: Madison Square Garden

2026 NBA playoffs · First round · Game 5

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	22	35
Q2	26	29
Q3	24	26
Q4	25	36

Game recap · 2026 NBA playoff results

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Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 at home in the playoffs on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 39 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the New York Knicks. Jalen Johnson had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the Atlanta Hawks.

The New York Knicks led 64-48 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: OG Anunoby (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Jalen Johnson (double-double, Atlanta Hawks). Bench points: Atlanta Hawks 24, New York Knicks 38. OG Anunoby had 17 points, 10 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 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 on April 28, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Johnson scored 18 for the Atlanta Hawks with 10 rebounds; Jalen Brunson scored 39 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Game leaders

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 18 Jalen Johnson
Rebounds: 10 Jalen Johnson
Assists: 6 Jalen Johnson

New York Knicks

Points: 39 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 14 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 8 Jalen Brunson

Jalen Johnson double-double (18 PTS, 10 REB) · OG Anunoby double-double (17 PTS, 10 REB) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (16 PTS, 14 REB)

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Johnson starter	34:35	18	10	6	2	0	3	7-15	1-5	3-3	4	-18
Onyeka Okongwu starter	34:09	16	5	4	1	1	0	6-10	2-4	2-2	3	-10
Nickeil Alexander-Walker starter	33:44	16	0	3	1	0	1	6-11	4-9	0-1	2	-15
CJ McCollum starter	32:24	6	3	1	1	1	4	3-10	0-2	0-3	3	-14
Dyson Daniels starter	25:27	17	2	5	0	0	0	7-11	2-4	1-2	1	-17
Gabe Vincent bench	23:54	6	0	1	0	0	0	2-7	2-7	0-0	3	-20
Jonathan Kuminga bench	17:25	13	4	1	0	0	1	4-10	1-5	4-4	2	-11
Corey Kispert bench	14:24	0	1	2	1	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	-7
Tony Bradley bench	13:29	0	2	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	5	-17
Mouhamed Gueye bench	4:32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-7
Buddy Hield bench	4:09	5	0	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	-5
Keaton Wallace bench	1:49	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-4

Not available: Keshon Gilbert, Jock Landale

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jalen Brunson starter	34:44	39	3	8	0	0	1	15-23	3-5	6-8	4	+23
OG Anunoby starter	34:36	17	10	1	2	1	0	5-8	2-3	5-5	2	+19
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	34:04	16	14	6	2	2	3	5-7	1-3	5-6	2	+11
Josh Hart starter	30:14	9	5	4	0	0	1	3-8	1-4	2-2	2	+15
Mikal Bridges starter	27:29	7	1	1	1	0	1	3-6	1-3	0-0	4	+11
Miles McBride bench	20:02	0	3	1	0	0	1	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	+19
Jordan Clarkson bench	16:10	9	0	1	0	0	1	3-7	0-1	3-3	3	+14
Mitchell Robinson bench	15:33	7	6	0	0	1	2	3-3	0-0	1-4	2	+19
Jose Alvarado bench	11:35	12	2	1	0	1	1	4-7	2-3	2-2	2	+4
Landry Shamet bench	3:43	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+2
Jeremy Sochan bench	3:28	10	1	0	0	0	0	4-4	1-1	1-2	0	+2
Ariel Hukporti bench	3:28	0	2	0	1	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	+2
Tyler Kolek bench	3:28	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+2
Pacome Dadiet bench	1:26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Team statistics
Atlanta Hawks	Stat	New York Knicks
10/17 (58%)	Free throws	25/34 (73%)
24/41 (58%)	2 pointers	34/53 (64%)
13/42 (31%)	3 pointers	11/26 (42%)
37/83 (44%)	Field goals	45/79 (57%)
27	Rebounds	48
22	Defensive rebounds	40
5	Offensive rebounds	8
25	Assists	26
10	Turnovers	11
7	Steals	6
2	Blocks	6
26	Fouls	23
7	Max points in a row	12
1:25	Time spent in lead	44:51
2	Biggest lead	32

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

Largest margin: 29 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: 2 Q1 11:22
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 32 Q4 0:19
Longest run: 12-0 New York Knicks · Q4 8:04 to Q4 5:59

Scoring plays

Q1 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:22	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:39	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	4	2
9:40	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:09	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	4	6
8:59	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	6	6
8:41	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	6	9
8:31	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	8	9
8:08	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	8	10
8:08	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	8	11
8:08	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	8	12
5:49	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	10	12
5:49	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	11	12
5:30	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 3-pt field goal	11	15
5:16	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	14	15
5:09	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	14	17
4:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	14	19
4:33	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	16	19
4:13	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	16	21
3:56	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	16	22
3:56	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	16	23
3:44	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	18	23
3:23	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	20	23
3:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	20	25
2:39	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	20	27
1:39	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	20	29
1:39	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	20	30
0:57	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	20	32
0:48	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	22	32
0:34	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	22	33
0:04	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	22	35

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:37	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	25	35
10:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	25	37
10:48	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	25	38
9:56	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal	27	38
9:35	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	27	41
9:02	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	27	43
8:12	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	30	43
7:00	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	30	45
6:33	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal	30	47
6:10	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	32	47
5:44	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	32	49
5:29	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	35	49
5:01	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	35	51
4:34	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	37	51
4:22	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	37	53
3:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	37	54
3:53	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	37	55
3:22	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	37	57
3:08	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	37	59
2:53	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	40	59
2:35	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	40	60
2:23	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	43	60
2:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	43	62
1:52	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	45	62
0:54	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	46	62
0:54	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	47	62
0:29	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels Free throw	48	62
0:15	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	48	63
0:15	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	48	64

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
10:52	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	48	67
10:41	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	51	67
10:13	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	51	70
9:55	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	53	70
9:23	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	55	70
8:54	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	55	73
8:33	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	57	73
7:20	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	57	75
7:02	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	60	75
6:33	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	60	77
6:22	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	62	77
5:53	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	62	79
4:59	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	65	79
3:51	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	65	80
3:51	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson Free throw	65	81
3:31	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	65	83
1:44	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	65	84
1:44	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	65	85
1:28	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga 3-pt field goal	68	85
1:12	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado Free throw	68	86
1:12	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado Free throw	68	87
0:39	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	70	87
0:25	New York Knicks	Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal	70	90
0:09	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	71	90
0:09	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	72	90

Q4 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	New York Knicks
11:19	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	72	92
11:07	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	74	92
10:47	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	74	94
10:36	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	75	94
10:36	Atlanta Hawks	Jonathan Kuminga Free throw	76	94
10:13	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	77	94
10:13	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	78	94
9:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	78	95
9:56	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	78	96
9:38	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	80	96
8:47	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	80	98
8:38	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	82	98
8:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	82	100
8:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	82	101
7:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	82	104
6:56	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	82	106
6:20	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	82	108
5:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	82	109
5:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	82	110
5:46	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	85	110
5:03	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	87	110
4:32	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	89	110
4:10	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	89	113
3:41	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	89	116
3:16	Atlanta Hawks	Buddy Hield 2-pt field goal	91	116
2:42	Atlanta Hawks	Gabe Vincent 3-pt field goal	94	116
2:18	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan 3-pt field goal	94	119
1:31	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal	94	121
1:00	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal	94	123
0:41	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan Free throw	94	124
0:19	New York Knicks	Jeremy Sochan 2-pt field goal	94	126
0:12	Atlanta Hawks	Buddy Hield 3-pt field goal	97	126

Highlights

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