Overview
- Atlanta beat New York 111-99 at Madison Square Garden, improving to 17-19 as the Knicks slipped to 23-11.
- Jalen Johnson posted 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his seventh triple-double of the season.
- Onyeka Okongwu and Nickeil Alexander-Walker paced the Hawks with 23 points each, and Luke Kennard hit back-to-back threes to halt a late Knicks push.
- The Knicks, without Karl-Anthony Towns (illness), Josh Hart (ankle) and Mitchell Robinson (load management), shot 37.1% from the field and about 20% from three.
- Trae Young missed a third straight game for Atlanta with a right quad contusion, the home crowd booed the Knicks, and New York hosts the 76ers next as the Hawks head to Toronto for two games.