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

NY leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	24	31	19	28	102
NY	30	27	26	30	113

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

End of Game
End of the 4th Quarter
Q4 11.5
Defensive rebound
Josh Hart defensive rebound
Q4 13.5
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS
Q4 13.5ATL
Offensive rebound
Hawks offensive team rebound
Q4 13.5
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS
Q4 13.5
Loose ball foul
Landry Shamet loose ball foul
L. Shamet · 3 PTS
Q4 15.0
Misses running pullup jump shot
Jalen Johnson misses running pullup jump shot
J. Johnson · 23 PTS
Q4 20.9
Defensive rebound
Jalen Johnson defensive rebound
Q4 22.1
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2
J. Hart · 11 PTS
Q4 22.1
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Hart · 11 PTS
ATL 102 - 113 NY
Q4 22.1
Loose ball foul
Jalen Johnson loose ball foul
J. Johnson · 23 PTS
Q4 22.1NY
Defensive rebound
Knicks defensive team rebound
Q4 23.8
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS
Q4 25.6ATL
Full timeout
Hawks Full timeout
Q4 25.6
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Brunson · 28 PTS
ATL 102 - 112 NY
Q4 25.6
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Brunson · 28 PTS
ATL 102 - 111 NY
Q4 25.6
Personal foul
Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul
N. Alexander-Walker · 17 PTS
Q4 34.7
+2
Driving layup
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
C. McCollum · 26 PTS
ATL 102 - 110 NY
Q4 40.7
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Hart · 11 PTS
ATL 100 - 110 NY
Q4 40.7
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Hart · 11 PTS
ATL 100 - 109 NY
Q4 40.7
Personal foul
Onyeka Okongwu personal foul
O. Okongwu · 19 PTS
SLAMQ4 40.9
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
Q4 47.6
+2
Layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
K. Towns · 25 PTS · ast M. Bridges
ATL 98 - 108 NY
Q4 56.3
Defensive rebound
Josh Hart defensive rebound