Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks
April 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Hawks 108-105 on 2026-04-06 on the road against the Hawks. The Hawks started CJ McCollum, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 13 points (5/8) in his matchups, with CJ McCollum as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 7 points (3/6) in his matchups, with OG Anunoby as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
105
Did not play: Buddy Hield (DNP - Coach's Decision), Corey Kispert (DNP - Coach's Decision), Christian Koloko (DNP - Coach's Decision), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keaton Wallace (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
108
Did not play: Jose Alvarado (DNP - Coach's Decision), Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mohamed Diawara (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Kolek (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeremy Sochan (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels Starter 21.9 min
- Gabe Vincent · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 4.0 min
- Tony Bradley · Gabe Vincent · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jonathan Kuminga · Jalen Johnson 2.5 min
- CJ McCollum · Onyeka Okongwu · Jonathan Kuminga · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher 2.5 min
- CJ McCollum · Jonathan Kuminga · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye · Zaccharie Risacher 2.3 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 18.9 min
- Jordan Clarkson · OG Anunoby · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 5.8 min
- OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet 5.5 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 4.2 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Jalen Brunson 13 pts (5/8) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: CJ McCollum (30 %, 3 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (18 %, 8 pts) · Dyson Daniels (17 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 20 pts (8/22) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Dyson Daniels (38 %, 6 pts) · Onyeka Okongwu (30 %, 5 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (8 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Josh Hart: 36 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · OG Anunoby: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Mikal Bridges: 29 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Jalen Brunson: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/4) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | OG Anunoby: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Dyson Daniels | Karl-Anthony Towns: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Jalen Brunson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| CJ McCollum | Jalen Brunson: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Josh Hart: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Landry Shamet: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · OG Anunoby: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Gabe Vincent | Jalen Brunson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Miles McBride: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Mitchell Robinson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Jordan Clarkson: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Mikal Bridges: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tony Bradley | Mitchell Robinson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Landry Shamet: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
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Jalen Johnson 7 pts (3/6) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (44 %, 5 pts) · Josh Hart (22 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Brunson (10 %, 0 pts)
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CJ McCollum 11 pts (4/9) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (33 %, 0 pts) · Landry Shamet (17 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (13 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Dyson Daniels: 27 poss., 11 pts (3/7) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 21 poss., 11 pts (4/8) |
| OG Anunoby | Jalen Johnson: 33 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jonathan Kuminga: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Onyeka Okongwu: 35 poss., 17 pts (7/7) · Dyson Daniels: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Hart | CJ McCollum: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Johnson: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Dyson Daniels: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Landry Shamet | CJ McCollum: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jonathan Kuminga: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Onyeka Okongwu: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mouhamed Gueye: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Miles McBride | Gabe Vincent: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dyson Daniels: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Zaccharie Risacher: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jonathan Kuminga: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |