New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22401128
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 31 22 27 25 105NYK 38 40 30 13 121
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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.
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
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