It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson’s career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points. Hart had suffered a cervical compression in the neck in the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.

Despite Trae Young leading seven Hawks in double-figure scoring with 27, Atlanta fell to 22-20 and had its three-game winning streak snapped. De’Andre Hunter added 22 points off the bench.

In a 16-second span midway through the fourth quarter, Brunson converted a backdoor layup to give the Knicks a 107-100 lead and on the ensuing possession drew a charge from Dyson Daniels. New York cruised the rest of the way.

Takeaways

Hawks: Atlanta’s offensive efficiency gave New York fits. The Hawks shot 47.1% from the field and 43.3% from 3.

Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns was rusty in his first game back after sitting out New York’s previous two with a sprained right thumb. He finished with 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Key moment

Towns’ 3-pointer with 5:52 remaining extended New York’s lead to 110-100.

Key stat

Daniels, who entered the contest leading the NBA in steals (113) and steals per game (3.1), recorded three steals in the game.

Up next

The Knicks cross the East River for an interborough matchup with the Nets on Tuesday night. The game will be Bridges’ first game at the Barclays Center since last summer’s blockbuster trade in which the Knicks sent five first-round draft picks to the Nets for the swingman. Atlanta hosts the Pistons on Wednesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Onyeka Okongwu vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jalen Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Jalen Johnson makes driving floating jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)	0	2
11:47	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	0	2
11:47	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:25	Josh Hart bad pass (Onyeka Okongwu steals)	0	3
11:13	Trae Young makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	6
10:56	Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	2	6
10:42	Jalen Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	2	6
10:40	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	2	6
10:36	Jalen Johnson bad pass (Jalen Brunson steals)	2	6
10:23	Mikal Bridges misses two point shot	2	6
10:21	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	2	6
10:14	OG Anunoby lost ball turnover (Trae Young steals)	2	6
10:02	Trae Young misses two point shot	2	6
10:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	2	6
9:54	Josh Hart misses two point shot	2	6
9:52	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	2	6
9:49	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	2	6
9:49	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	2	7
9:49	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	8
9:32	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	4	8
9:21	Onyeka Okongwu makes dunk (Trae Young assists)	4	10
9:06	Dyson Daniels shooting foul	4	10
9:06	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	4	10
9:06	Knicks offensive team rebound	4	10
9:06	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	4	10
9:03	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	4	10
8:51	Onyeka Okongwu traveling	4	10
8:37	Mikal Bridges misses 14-foot two point shot	4	10
8:35	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	4	10
8:17	Onyeka Okongwu makes 7-foot hook shot (Jalen Johnson assists)	4	12
7:53	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 19-foot jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	6	12
7:34	Trae Young makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vit Krejci assists)	6	15
7:15	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 4-foot two point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	8	15
6:56	Vit Krejci makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)	8	18
6:39	Knicks Full timeout	8	18
6:38	Dyson Daniels personal foul	8	18
6:38	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Dyson Daniels	8	18
6:31	Mikal Bridges offensive foul	8	18
6:31	Mikal Bridges turnover	8	18
6:06	shot clock turnover	8	18
6:06	Clint Capela enters the game for Trae Young	8	18
6:06	Garrison Mathews enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	8	18
5:50	Josh Hart makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	10	18
5:39	Vit Krejci back court turnover	10	18
5:39	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	10	18
5:39	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	10	18
5:21	Josh Hart makes finger roll layup	12	18
5:01	Clint Capela makes dunk (Garrison Mathews assists)	12	20
4:46	Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover (Vit Krejci steals)	12	20
4:40	Jalen Johnson misses two point shot	12	20
4:39	Josh Hart defensive rebound	12	20
4:32	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	12	20
4:30	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	12	20
4:29	Clint Capela blocks Precious Achiuwa 's 1-foot two point shot	12	20
4:29	Vit Krejci defensive rebound	12	20
4:25	Garrison Mathews misses 25-foot three point shot	12	20
4:22	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	12	20
4:14	Miles McBride offensive charge	12	20
4:14	Miles McBride turnover	12	20
4:14	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Jalen Johnson	12	20
4:05	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	20
4:01	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	12	20
3:53	Garrison Mathews personal foul	12	20
3:53	Landry Shamet enters the game for OG Anunoby	12	20
3:45	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer	15	20
3:31	Clint Capela makes 9-foot hook shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	15	22
3:31	Josh Hart shooting foul	15	22
3:31	Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1	15	23
3:13	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	23
3:04	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	18	23
3:04	Garrison Mathews misses free throw 1 of 3	18	23
3:04	Hawks offensive team rebound	18	23
3:04	Garrison Mathews makes free throw 2 of 3	18	24
3:04	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jalen Brunson	18	24
3:04	Trae Young enters the game for Vit Krejci	18	24
3:04	Garrison Mathews makes free throw 3 of 3	18	25
2:57	Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul	18	25
2:57	Hawks Full timeout	18	25
2:57	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Josh Hart	18	25
2:46	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot	18	25
2:44	Landry Shamet offensive rebound	18	25
2:42	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	25
2:39	Hawks defensive team rebound	18	25
2:22	Bogdan Bogdanovic bad pass (Precious Achiuwa steals)	18	25
2:16	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point shot	18	25
2:13	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	18	25
2:09	Miles McBride shooting foul	18	25
2:09	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses free throw 1 of 2	18	25
2:09	Hawks offensive team rebound	18	25
2:09	Jalen Johnson enters the game for Garrison Mathews	18	25
2:09	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes free throw 2 of 2	18	26
1:59	Cameron Payne misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	26
1:58	Miles McBride offensive rebound	18	26
1:56	Cameron Payne makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	21	26
1:45	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	21	26
1:44	Clint Capela offensive rebound	21	26
1:44	Clint Capela misses tip shot	21	26
1:42	Clint Capela offensive rebound	21	26
1:40	Clint Capela traveling	21	26
1:33	Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot	21	26
1:32	Hawks defensive team rebound	21	26
1:32	Cameron Payne loose ball foul	21	26
1:32	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	21	27
1:32	De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2	21	27
1:30	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	21	27
1:20	Miles McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	24	27
1:02	Jalen Johnson misses driving layup	24	27
1:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	24	27
57.0	Landry Shamet makes dunk (Cameron Payne assists)	26	27
41.1	Knicks Coach's Challenge	26	27
41.1	(00:41.6) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Knicks] retain their timeout	26	27
41.1	Trae Young out of bounds lost ball turnover	26	27
37.0	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul	26	27
37.0	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	26	27
37.0	OG Anunoby enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	26	27
27.0	Trae Young bad pass (Precious Achiuwa steals)	26	27
4.1	Cameron Payne misses two point shot	26	27
2.0	Bogdan Bogdanovic vs. Precious Achiuwa	26	27
2.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	26	27
0.1	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Landry Shamet	26	27
0.0	(00:00) [Hawks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	26	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	27

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

8:00 PM, January 20, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, MSG, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

19,812

Referees

J.T. Orr, Tyler Ford, Danielle Scott

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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