Game ID: 22501143
New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 31 26 22 26 105NYK 32 21 28 27 108
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 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Dennis missed 7 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 13 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 35)
ATL availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 14 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 25 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 15 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kispert missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 15 min (87% of 17)
OUT Dennis missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 37 min since (105% of 35)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 26 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 13 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 8 min (72% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 11 min since (64% of 17)
ATL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 14 since 3/16, returns tonight: 27 min (231% of 12)
OUT Koloko missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 21 min (191% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 17)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 5 min since (48% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restBACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Dennis back 4/12 after 14, 27 min since (231% of 12)
BACK Koloko back 4/03 after 2, 13 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/10 after 2, 23 min since (211% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 28 since 1/28, returns tonight: 11 min (46% of 24)
OUT Shamet missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 11 min since (46% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Shamet missed 5 since 3/22, returns tonight: 31 min (144% of 21)
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 31 min since (144% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (51% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (102% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (101% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Alvarado missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 18 min (129% of 14)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (98% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (105% of 21)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 14 min (79% of 18)
OUT Kolek missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (185% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 116, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
3/28 vs SAC 123-113 — ATL notes
ATL won 123-113. ATL shot 51% (45 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Alexander-Walker led with 27 (7 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Johnson added 26, McCollum 22. The hinge was Q2, 39-24: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/30 vs BOS 112-102 — ATL notes
ATL won 112-102. ATL shot 47% (43 of 92) to BOS's 41%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to BOS's 26. Okongwu led with 20 (7 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Johnson added 20, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/01 @ ORL 130-101 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-101. ATL shot 51% (47 of 92) to ORL's 40%, 15 of 37 from three. The glass went 51-37 for them. Alexander-Walker led with 32 (11 of 16, 5 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 18, Okongwu 16. The hinge was Q2, 47-26: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 31. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ BKN 141-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 141-107. ATL shot 57% (51 of 90) to BKN's 49%, 20 of 39 from three. ATL turned it over 13 times to BKN's 18. McCollum led with 25 (8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q4, 43-22: a lead of 13 became 34. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/06 vs NYK 105-108 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-108. ATL took 11 more shots (95 to 84), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to NYK's 50%, 16 of 42 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 36 (12 of 19, 7 of 11 from three); Johnson added 21, McCollum 17. Q2 was theirs, 26-21, turning a 1-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-79 against them. They led by as many as 10. Alexander-Walker's -4 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tyson (9 straight), Wade (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 27 and Johnson at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 34 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 106 a night to Cleveland's 117. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
4/10 vs CLE — 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 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and Johnson at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tyson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 118 and the line, where Cleveland takes 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 20. Call it Atlanta 119, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 130, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jaquez Jr. at 19 and Adebayo at 19 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and McCollum at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Miami's 130 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Atlanta 121, Miami 119, Miami keeping it close.
4/18 @ NYK — 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 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Atlanta's 116 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Atlanta 111.
3/29 @ OKC 100-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-111. NYK shot 44% (36 of 82) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 35 from three, and got to the line 17 times to OKC's 38. NYK turned it over 18 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 10 steals. Brunson led with 32 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three); Bridges added 15, Towns 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them. Anunoby's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ HOU 94-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-111. NYK shot 42% (36 of 85) to HOU's 54%, 10 of 34 from three. Towns led with 22 (7 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Hart added 13, Brunson 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-26, the deficit cut from 16 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 85-65 against them. Brunson's -26 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MEM 130-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-119. NYK shot 55% (48 of 87) to MEM's 51%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 24 times to MEM's 30. NYK turned it over 19 times to MEM's 13, and MEM turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 49-20 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (8 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 48-30: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/03 vs CHI 136-96 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-96. NYK shot 53% (48 of 91) to CHI's 43%, 15 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 8 times to CHI's 16. The glass went 54-36 for them. Anunoby led with 31 (9 of 15, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brunson added 17, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-16: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 47. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/06 @ ATL 108-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-105. NYK shot 50% (42 of 84) to ATL's 40%, 11 of 33 from three. Brunson led with 30 (11 of 26, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 22, Towns 21. The hinge was Q3, 28-22: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. NYK trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 55-48.
4/09 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Garza (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
4/10 vs TOR — 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 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Toronto plus-0 and the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
4/12 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 104, shooting 53 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ball at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Salaün (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Charlotte plus-3 and the line, where New York takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it New York 116, Charlotte 110.
4/18 vs ATL — 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 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Atlanta's 116 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Atlanta 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLCM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JJ J. Johnson
JK J. Kuminga
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
TB T. Bradley
ZR Z. Risacher
NYKJB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
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
Knicks edge Hawks 108-105 after quick review wipes out McCollum's half-court buzzer-beater
ATLANTA -- — CJ McCollum’s half-court shot at the buzzer was ruled no good after a review and the New York Knicks held off the Atlanta Hawks 108-105 on Monday night.
Jalen Brunson made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left to give New York a three-point lead. McCollum took an inbounds pass near the free-throw line and took two dribbles before launching a shot that banked in. But replays showed the ball was still in his hands as time expired.
It was the Hawks' first home loss since early February and put an end to Atlanta's 13-game home win streak.
Brunson led New York with 30 points and 13 assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. MVP chants erupted in State Farm Arena as a 17-point fourth quarter from Brunson carried New York to its 51st win of the season.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 36 points, 20 coming in the first half to help Atlanta to a 57-53 lead at halftime.
The Knicks went on a 17-6 run in the final six minutes of the third quarter to take an 81-79 lead heading into the fourth. Fourteen of New York's 28 third-quarter points belonged to Towns.
Jalen Johnson notched his 48th double-double of the season for Atlanta with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Dyson Daniels also had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds and McCollum finished with 17 points and three 3-pointers. Veteran center Tony Bradley played his first minutes for the Hawks after being signed earlier in the day.
Jock Landale was out for the Hawks with a right high ankle sprain sustained during Atlanta's 130-101 win against Orlando on Wednesday night.
Up next The Hawks visit the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.