Game ID: 22401128
New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 31 22 27 25 105NYK 38 40 30 13 121
ATL vs NYK ScoutingATL vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 28 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 47 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 27 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 24 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Mathews back 3/18 after 7, 8 min since (47% of 18)
NEW Barlow 11 to 16 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 3/30 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 29 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 48 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 28 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 25 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Mathews back 3/18 after 7, 8 min since (47% of 18)
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 30 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 9 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 29 since 1/27, returns tonight: 1 min (9% of 12)
BACK LeVert back 3/22 after 2, 25 min since (93% of 27)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 31 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 10 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 50 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 32 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 11 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 11 since 3/12, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 51 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 1 min since (9% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 33 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 12 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 52 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 6 min since (38% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 33 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 34 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 13 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 6 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 53 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 6 min since (38% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/01 after 29, 3 min since (26% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 34 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 35 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 14 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 7 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 54 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 1 min (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 35 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 36 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 15 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 8 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 55 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 4/05 after 11, 5 min since (29% of 16)
BACK Plowden back 4/10 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/28 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 10 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/19 after 3, 6 min since (42% of 14)
NEW Payne 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 11 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 5 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/25 after 2, 15 min since (110% of 14)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 12 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 6 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Payne missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/25 after 2, 20 min since (145% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 13 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 7 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Payne missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/25 after 2, 23 min since (164% of 14)
NEW Shamet 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Brunson missed 14 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT McBride missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 8 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Payne missed 4 since 3/28, returns tonight: 22 min (155% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Brunson missed 15 since 3/07, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 36)
OUT McBride missed 8 since 3/22, returns tonight: 16 min (67% of 24)
OUT Robinson missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 13 min (67% of 19)
OUT Tucker missed 9 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 22 min since (155% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Shamet 14 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 10 since 3/20, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 13 min since (67% of 19)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 18 min since (126% of 14)
NEW Wright 14 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Shamet 14 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 40 min (215% of 18)
OUT Tucker missed 11 since 3/20, returns tonight: 27 min (172% of 16)
OUT Wright missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 13 min (94% of 14)
BACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 36 min since (102% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 18 min since (77% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 16 min since (119% of 14)
NEW Shamet 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Brunson back 4/06 after 15, 34 min since (95% of 36)
BACK McBride back 4/06 after 8, 25 min since (106% of 24)
BACK Robinson back 4/06 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Achiuwa back 4/10 after 2, 40 min since (215% of 18)
BACK Tucker back 4/10 after 11, 27 min since (172% of 16)
BACK Payne back 4/05 after 4, 16 min since (115% of 14)
BACK Wright back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Daniels at 18 a game. Without Johnson (32 straight), Capela (11 straight), Mathews (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 21 a game. Without Brunson (14 straight), McBride (7 straight), Tucker (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Atlanta 117, New York 116, New York keeping it close.
3/27 @ MIA 112-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-122. ATL shot 52% (43 of 83) to MIA's 54%, 18 of 41 from three, and got to the line 11 times to MIA's 20. Young led with 29 (10 of 21, 6 of 12 from three); LeVert added 17, Okongwu 15. Q1 was theirs, 32-22, but the other 3 periods went 100-80 against them. They led by as many as 14. Young's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/30 @ MIL 145-124 — ATL notes
ATL won 145-124. ATL shot 53% (50 of 94) to MIL's 48%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 35 times to MIL's 43. ATL turned it over 8 times to MIL's 14. The glass went 46-36 for them. Risacher led with 36 (12 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Daniels added 22, Young 19. The hinge was Q3, 36-17: a lead of 7 became 26. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/01 vs POR 113-127 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-127. ATL shot 45% (41 of 92) to POR's 46%, 7 of 32 from three. Young led with 29 (7 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Daniels added 22, Krejčí 13. Q1 was theirs, 27-26, but the other 3 periods went 101-86 against them. Risacher's -28 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ DAL 118-120 — ATL notes
ATL lost 118-120. ATL took 14 more shots (97 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 53%, 15 of 39 from three. Young led with 25 (8 of 20, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Okongwu added 20, Daniels 17. Q2 was theirs, 38-35, but the other 3 periods went 85-80 against them. They led by as many as 11. Krejčí's -18 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs NYK 105-121 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-121. ATL shot 47% (41 of 88) to NYK's 54%, 14 of 45 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. Young led with 16 (5 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Mann added 14, LeVert 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-13, the deficit cut from 28 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 108-80 against them. Okongwu's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Daniels at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Johnson (33 straight), Capela (12 straight), Mathews (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 129, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Tshiebwe (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-0 a night and Utah minus-10 and the arc, Atlanta at 35 percent from three to Utah's 28. Call it Atlanta 122, Utah 114.
4/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Wagner at 23 a game. Without da Silva (2 straight). 4 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 22 and Daniels at 18 a game. Without Johnson (34 straight), Capela (13 straight), Mathews (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 98 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Orlando 115, Atlanta 111, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/10 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; K. Johnson at 15 and Wilson at 14 a game. Without Clowney (4 straight), Martin (3 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (35 straight), Capela (14 straight), Mathews (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 124. Call it Brooklyn 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/11 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grimes at 25 and Walker IV at 17 a game. Without Maxey (20 straight), Oubre Jr. (15 straight), Yabusele (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 23 and Okongwu at 19 a game. Without Johnson (36 straight), Capela (15 straight), Mathews (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 30 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Philadelphia 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/28 @ MIL 116-107 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-107. NYK shot 48% (45 of 93) to MIL's 55%, 12 of 33 from three. NYK turned it over 8 times to MIL's 16. The glass went 44-32 for them. Anunoby led with 31 (9 of 21, 3 of 10 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bridges added 26, Towns 14. The hinge was Q1, 25-19: from level to 6 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Kolek was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/30 vs POR 110-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 110-93. NYK shot 54% (45 of 84) to POR's 44%, 10 of 25 from three. Bridges led with 28 (12 of 22, 2 of 6 from three); Anunoby added 28, Hart 14. The hinge was Q4, 31-15: a lead of 1 became 17. NYK trailed 50-58 at the half and won the second half 60-35. Shamet was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/01 vs PHI 105-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-91. NYK shot 42% (36 of 85) to PHI's 42%, 12 of 31 from three. Anunoby led with 27 (7 of 16, 2 of 9 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Shamet added 20, Bridges 14. The hinge was Q1, 35-26: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/02 @ CLE 105-124 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-124. NYK shot 44% (40 of 90) to CLE's 53%, 11 of 36 from three. Towns led with 25 (9 of 16, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 23, Hart 19. Q1 was theirs, 34-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. They led by as many as 15. Bridges's -18 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ ATL 121-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 121-105. NYK shot 54% (45 of 84) to ATL's 47%, 15 of 29 from three, and went to the line 19 times to ATL's 12 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. Towns led with 30 (10 of 15, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Anunoby added 24, Bridges 20. The hinge was Q2, 40-22: a lead of 7 became 25, and the lead reached 34. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/06 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Brunson (15 straight), McBride (8 straight), Robinson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Plumlee (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Phoenix's 132 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-6. Call it New York 120, Phoenix 109, New York by 11.
4/08 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Anunoby at 27 and Towns at 21 a game. Without Tucker (10 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 15 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-15 a night and New York plus-2 and the turnovers, New York giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it New York 112, Boston 111, Boston keeping it close.
4/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Hardaway Jr. at 19 and Beasley at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Harris (3 straight), Smith (17 straight), Harper Jr. (29 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 24 a game. Without Achiuwa (2 straight), Tucker (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Detroit minus-11 and the arc, New York at 38 percent from three to Detroit's 31. Call it New York 113, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
4/11 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Anunoby at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Jerome at 21 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to New York's 36. Call it New York 116, Cleveland 115, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLCL C. LeVert
DB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DP D. Plowden
GN G. Niang
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TM T. Mann
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
NYKCP C. Payne
DW D. Wright
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
ATL/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Towns scores 30 points as hot-shooting Knicks overwhelm Hawks 121-105 and await Brunson's return
ATLANTA -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the hot-shooting New York Knicks took command with 40 points in the second period and beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-105 on Saturday.
OG Anunoby scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 20 for the Knicks, who solidified their hold on third place in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks made 15 of 29 3-pointers and overall were good on 53.6% of their shots from the field (45 of 84).
Trae Young scored 16 points for Atlanta while setting the team record for assists in a season. The Hawks are now locked into the play-in tournament, with the Milwaukee Bucks clinching a playoff spot after Atlanta's third straight loss and fifth in six games.
All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson , who practiced with the Knicks on Friday for the first time since spraining his right ankle on March 6, missed his 15th consecutive game. He participated in pregame warmups.
“He's very close,” coach Tom Thibodeau said before the game. “When he's ready, we'll know.”
The Knicks are 9-6 since Brunson was hurt in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers .
Takeaways Knicks: The Knicks outscored Atlanta 40-22 in the second quarter to lead 78-53 at halftime.
Hawks: Young had nine assists and passed Doc Rivers' team record of 823 assists in the 1986-87 season. Young leads the NBA with 11.6 assists per game. He began the game tied with Rivers' single-season record and claimed the mark with a first-quarter pass that set up a dunk by Mouhamed Gueye . Young also recorded his 500th career steal in the first half.
Key moment The Knicks led 51-41 before stretching the lead to 25 points with a 15-0 run. Anunoby's 3-pointer capped the run for a 66-41 lead.
Key stat The Knicks' 78 first-half points are the most allowed by Atlanta before halftime this season.
Up next Each team plays again on Sunday. Atlanta hosts Utah while the Knicks host Phoenix.