The New York Knicks claimed a narrow 108\u2013105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, as Jalen Brunson\u2019s late fourth-quarter surge sealed a tense finish at State Farm Arena.<\/p>\n
The Hawks, who had matched New York for much of the game, fell short despite Nickeil Alexander-Walker\u2019s 36-point performance.<\/p>\n
Fast-Paced Opening Quarter<\/p>\n
Atlanta struck first in the opening quarter through Dyson Daniels, moving swiftly in transition to establish an early lead.<\/p>\n
The Knicks responded with Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby combining for nine points, putting New York ahead 32\u201331 at the first-quarter buzzer.<\/p>\n
Hawks Take Control Before Halftime<\/p>\n
In the second quarter, Alexander-Walker scored ten points, including two crucial three-pointers, to give Atlanta a 57\u201353 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns kept the Knicks within range, finishing the half with 14 points and eight rebounds alongside an efficient shooting performance.<\/p>\n
The Hawks out-rebounded the Knicks 24\u201319 in the first half, including 12 offensive boards.<\/p>\n
Back-and-Forth Third Quarter<\/p>\n
The third quarter saw New York take the lead as Towns scored seven consecutive points, putting the Knicks ahead 81\u201379.<\/p>\n
Atlanta responded with CJ McCollum and Alexander-Walker combining for a 10\u20130 run to briefly reclaim the lead.<\/p>\n
The quarter ended with both teams tied at 95.<\/p>\n
Brunson Seals the Win Late<\/p>\n
Brunson dominated the fourth quarter with 17 points and crucial assists. With under 30 seconds remaining, a potential tying three-pointer from McCollum was ruled late after video review, confirming the Knicks\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n
Playoff Picture and Key Performances<\/p>\n
The New York Knicks have already qualified for the playoffs, while the sixth-placed Atlanta Hawks remain in contention.<\/p>\n
Towns finished with 21 points and ten rebounds, while Anunoby contributed 19 points. Alexander-Walker led all scorers with 36 points for the Hawks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks claimed a narrow 108\u2013105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, as Jalen Brunson\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":703406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,304,6,1136,191,3810,3806],"class_list":{"0":"post-703405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-knicks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-knicks","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-knicks","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkknicks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116363837254364573","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/703406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}