Game ID: 22400602
Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks
Monday, January 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 26 28 40 25 119ATL 27 35 27 21 110
ATL @ NYK ScoutingATL @ 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.
NYK availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Sims missed 2 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
NYK availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 3 since 1/10, returns tonight: 23 min (211% of 11)
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (79% of 24)
NYK availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 23 min since (211% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Towns missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 36 min (104% of 35)
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 10 min (72% of 14)
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (82% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 21 min since (192% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/21 · back-to-backBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (72% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 21 min since (192% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/25 · 3 days' restOUT Sims missed 2 since 1/20, returns tonight: 2 min (21% of 11)
BACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 8 min since (58% of 14)
NYK availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (70% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (103% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/14 · 4 days' restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 1/01, returns tonight: 38 min (237% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 31 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/04, returns tonight: 38 min (106% of 36)
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 32 min (111% of 29)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 32 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 1/15 after 6, 38 min since (237% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 33 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 38 min since (106% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Wallace back 1/15 after 6, 38 min since (237% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 10 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 34 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 36 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 29)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Risacher missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 11 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 35 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 1/18, returns tonight: 7 min (52% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 7 since 1/07, returns tonight: 17 min (163% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 29 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 12 since 12/29, returns tonight: 20 min (106% of 19)
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 36 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 1/18, returns tonight: 8 min (63% of 12)
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 30 min since (85% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 17 min since (163% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 20 min (83% of 25)
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/18, returns tonight: 35 min (215% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 37 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (117% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 20 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 30 min since (85% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 7 min since (55% of 13)
BACK Plowden back 1/25 after 4, 8 min since (63% of 12)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 10 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
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 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 26 a game. Without Towns (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Risacher (2 straight), Nance Jr. (9 straight), Gueye (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/12 vs MIL 140-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 140-106. NYK shot 58% (51 of 88) to MIL's 46%, 18 of 41 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MIL's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 49-39 for them. Brunson led with 44 (16 of 26, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Towns added 30, Payne 18. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: a lead of 19 became 34. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/13 vs DET 119-124 — NYK notes
NYK lost 119-124. NYK shot 50% (40 of 80) to DET's 50%, 15 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DET's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. NYK turned it over 17 times to DET's 11, and DET turned those into 8 steals. Brunson led with 31 (12 of 24, 1 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Bridges added 27, Towns 26. Q2 was theirs, 37-22, turning a 11-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. Brunson's -12 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ PHI 125-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 125-119 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 53% (46 of 86) to PHI's 50%, 16 of 37 from three, and went to the line 24 times to PHI's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 45-35 for them. Brunson led with 38 (14 of 22, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 23, Anunoby 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-21: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
1/17 vs MIN 99-116 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-116. NYK took 11 more shots (90 to 79), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIN's 53%, 14 of 34 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to MIN's 15. Brunson led with 26 (9 of 23, 3 of 7 from three); Anunoby added 18, Payne 18. Q2 was theirs, 38-35, the deficit cut from 7 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 81-61 against them. Hart's -24 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 vs ATL 119-110 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-110. NYK shot 52% (47 of 90) to ATL's 47%, 9 of 26 from three. NYK turned it over 15 times to ATL's 23. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Bridges added 26, Hart 14. The hinge was Q3, 40-27: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 54-62 at the half and won the second half 65-48. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/21 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Russell at 14 and Evbuomwan at 13 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (9 straight), Watford (17 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 35 and Towns at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33. Call it New York 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/25 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 21 a game. 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Sabonis at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it New York 117, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/27 vs MEM — 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 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Bane at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Aldama (2 straight), Smart (17 straight), LaRavia (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
1/29 vs DEN — 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 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Braun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Denver's 119 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and New York plus-0. Call it New York 120, Denver 114.
1/09 @ PHX 115-123 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-123. ATL shot 49% (42 of 86) to PHX's 58%, 15 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to PHX's 16. The glass went 32-42 against them. Young led with 21 (6 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bogdanović added 17, Daniels 13. Q2 was theirs, 41-30, turning a 7-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. Young's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 vs PHX 122-117 — ATL notes
ATL won 122-117. ATL shot 44% (43 of 98) to PHX's 51%, 17 of 41 from three. The glass went 54-37 for them. Young led with 43 (13 of 31, 6 of 12 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Okongwu added 22, Mathews 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: a lead of 2 became 8. Mathews was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/15 @ CHI 110-94 — ATL notes
ATL won 110-94. ATL shot 41% (41 of 100) to CHI's 44%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHI's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. ATL turned it over 9 times to CHI's 20. Wallace led with 27 (10 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Plowden added 19, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 17. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/18 @ BOS 119-115 — ATL notes
ATL won 119-115 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 47% (44 of 93) to BOS's 38%, 9 of 37 from three. Young led with 28 (10 of 23, 3 of 10 from three); Daniels added 23, Okongwu 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-15: ATL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 4. Mathews was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/20 @ NYK 110-119 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-119. ATL shot 47% (40 of 85) to NYK's 52%, 13 of 30 from three. ATL turned it over 23 times to NYK's 15, and NYK turned those into 8 steals. Young led with 27 (8 of 22, 6 of 12 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 22, Okongwu 14. Q2 was theirs, 35-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-75 against them. They led by as many as 10. Capela's -17 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Risacher (3 straight), Nance Jr. (10 straight), Wallace (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Atlanta 116, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
1/23 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Daniels at 16 a game. Without Risacher (4 straight), Nance Jr. (11 straight), Wallace (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 17 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Quickley (4 straight), Agbaji (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 31. Call it Atlanta 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
1/25 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 22 and Daniels at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Risacher (5 straight), Nance Jr. (12 straight), Wallace (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Barrett at 18 a game. Without Quickley (5 straight), Agbaji (3 straight), Mogbo (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 29. Call it Atlanta 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
1/27 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Reid at 19 a game. Without DiVincenzo (5 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 20 and Daniels at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Risacher (6 straight), Wallace (5 straight), Gueye (37 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 29 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 18 times a game to Minnesota's 13. Call it Minnesota 117, Atlanta 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
CC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
KR Krejci
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
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
Jalen Brunson scores 34 to lead Knicks over Hawks 119-110
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson scored 34 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 119-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson’s career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points. Hart had suffered a cervical compression in the neck in the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.
Despite Trae Young leading seven Hawks in double-figure scoring with 27, Atlanta fell to 22-20 and had its three-game winning streak snapped. De’Andre Hunter added 22 points off the bench.
In a 16-second span midway through the fourth quarter, Brunson converted a backdoor layup to give the Knicks a 107-100 lead and on the ensuing possession drew a charge from Dyson Daniels . New York cruised the rest of the way.
Takeaways Hawks: Atlanta’s offensive efficiency gave New York fits. The Hawks shot 47.1% from the field and 43.3% from 3.
Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns was rusty in his first game back after sitting out New York’s previous two with a sprained right thumb. He finished with 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Key moment Towns’ 3-pointer with 5:52 remaining extended New York’s lead to 110-100.
Key stat Daniels, who entered the contest leading the NBA in steals (113) and steals per game (3.1), recorded three steals in the game.
Up next The Knicks cross the East River for an interborough matchup with the Nets on Tuesday night. The game will be Bridges’ first game at the Barclays Center since last summer’s blockbuster trade in which the Knicks sent five first-round draft picks to the Nets for the swingman. Atlanta hosts the Pistons on Wednesday night.