The Knicks thrashed the Hawks in Atlanta in their final regular season meeting of the year. 122-101. It was a tremendous performance by New York from beginning to end.
In the first quarter, the Knicks outscored the Hawks 37-21 and never looked back. ESPN’s win probability with 4:01 left in the opening quarter was at 87.4 percent in favor of New York. From that point to the end of the game, it never went under 85 percent.
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 28 points and along with Isaiah Hartenstein was the sparkplug in the first quarter.