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Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks, East 1st Round Game 1

NBA
Hawks
46-36
102-113
Final
Knicks
53-29
Madison Square Garden
TV: TSN / Sportsnet

Lead tracker

ATL leadsBiggest lead ATL 4, NY 19
Q1Q2Q3Q4
NY leads
Team1234T
ATL24311928102
NY30272630113

Who won: Knicks 113-102

The New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-102 in East 1st Round Game 1 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks win the series 2-1. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks in points (28). CJ McCollum led the Hawks in points (26).

Player of the game

Jalen Brunson

NY · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST

8.1

Win probability

100%NY final
ATLNY

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of the 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 11.5Josh Hart

    Defensive rebound

    Josh Hart defensive rebound

  4. Q4 13.5Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 2

    N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS

  5. Q4 13.5ATL

    Offensive rebound

    Hawks offensive team rebound

  6. Q4 13.5Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2

    N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS

  7. Q4 13.5Landry Shamet

    Loose ball foul

    Landry Shamet loose ball foul

    L. Shamet · 3 PTS

  8. Q4 15.0Jalen Johnson

    Misses running pullup jump shot

    Jalen Johnson misses running pullup jump shot

    J. Johnson · 23 PTS

  9. Q4 20.9Jalen Johnson

    Defensive rebound

    Jalen Johnson defensive rebound

  10. Q4 22.1Josh Hart

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2

    J. Hart · 11 PTS

  11. Q4 22.1Josh Hart
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Hart · 11 PTS

    ATL 102 - 113 NY
  12. Q4 22.1Jalen Johnson

    Loose ball foul

    Jalen Johnson loose ball foul

    J. Johnson · 23 PTS

  13. Q4 22.1NY

    Defensive rebound

    Knicks defensive team rebound

  14. Q4 23.8Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper

    N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS

  15. Q4 25.6ATL

    Full timeout

    Hawks Full timeout

  16. Q4 25.6Jalen Brunson
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Brunson · 28 PTS

    ATL 102 - 112 NY
  17. Q4 25.6Jalen Brunson
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Brunson · 28 PTS

    ATL 102 - 111 NY
  18. Q4 25.6Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Personal foul

    Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul

    N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS

  19. Q4 34.7CJ McCollum
    +2

    Driving layup

    CJ McCollum makes driving layup

    C. McCollum · 26 PTS

    ATL 102 - 110 NY
  20. Q4 40.7Josh Hart
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Hart · 11 PTS

    ATL 100 - 110 NY
  21. Q4 40.7Josh Hart
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Hart · 11 PTS

    ATL 100 - 109 NY
  22. Q4 40.7Onyeka Okongwu

    Personal foul

    Onyeka Okongwu personal foul

    O. Okongwu · 19 PTS

  23. SLAMQ4 40.9
    Nickeil Alexander-Walker

    Dunk, 1 ft

    N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS · ast D. Daniels

    Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 1-foot dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)

    ATL 100 - 108 NY
  24. Q4 47.6Karl-Anthony Towns
    +2

    Layup

    Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Mikal Bridges assists)

    K. Towns · 25 PTS · ast M. Bridges

    ATL 98 - 108 NY
  25. Q4 56.3Josh Hart

    Defensive rebound

    Josh Hart defensive rebound

Leaders

ATLNY
Points
CJ McCollum
26
Jalen Brunson
28
Assists
Dyson Daniels
11
Jalen Brunson
7
Rebounds
Dyson Daniels
9
Josh Hart
14

This seriesNY wins series 2-1

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