NBA Final Intelligence
Atlanta Hawks 111, New York Knicks 99 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Atlanta Hawks 111, New York Knicks 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ATL 33-30 NYK; Q2 ATL 27-17 NYK; Q3 ATL 34-23 NYK; Q4 ATL 17-29 NYK.
Top performers (box score): Jalen Brunson (NYK) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Onyeka Okongwu (ATL) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ATL) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; OG Anunoby (NYK) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-13 shooting; Jalen Johnson (ATL) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Luke Kennard makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q1 1:02, ATL 31, NYK 30).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 33 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 111 | |
| NYK | 30 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 99 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson F | 38 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 3-6 | +11 |
| Dyson Daniels G | 38 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker G | 34 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 3-10 | 2-4 | +8 |
| Onyeka Okongwu F-C | 30 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 2-4 | +11 |
| Vit Krejci G | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Zaccharie Risacher F | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Luke Kennard G | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Kristaps Porzingis F-C | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Asa Newell F | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson G | 35 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-23 | 1-8 | 3-3 | -9 |
| OG Anunoby F | 35 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 8-10 | -14 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 35 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 3-11 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Miles McBride G | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Tyler Kolek G | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. G | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Guerschon Yabusele F | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Trey Jemison C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Pacome Dadiet F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Starter | 34 | 23 | 52.8 | 28.0 | +11.8 | 10.5 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Starter | 30 | 23 | 64.8 | 27.8 | +15.2 | 16.2 |
| Jalen Johnson | Starter | 38 | 18 | 54.1 | 22.0 | +10.8 | 15.3 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Starter | 22 | 12 | 65.2 | 16.4 | +7.9 | 9.9 |
| Dyson Daniels | Starter | 38 | 11 | 61.9 | 12.4 | +4.9 | 11.4 |
| Luke Kennard | Bench | 21 | 12 | 102.0 | 12.5 | +14.7 | 22.5 |
| Vit Krejci | Bench | 29 | 8 | 50.0 | 12.9 | +24.6 | 3.3 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | Bench | 17 | 4 | 22.5 | 27.5 | +12.6 | 4.5 |
| Trae Young | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Keaton Wallace | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Asa Newell | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | +3.1 | -9.1 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 35 | 24 | 49.3 | 29.2 | -14.9 | 9.3 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 35 | 19 | 54.6 | 22.8 | -16.6 | 9.7 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 35 | 18 | 45.3 | 23.3 | +5.2 | 10.5 |
| Miles McBride | Starter | 31 | 11 | 39.3 | 19.2 | +1.5 | 1.8 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Starter | 28 | 8 | 69.4 | 9.1 | +3.2 | 19.9 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Bench | 15 | 8 | 68.0 | 22.9 | -24.7 | 12.9 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 17 | 6 | 60.0 | 17.0 | -21.6 | 7.6 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Bench | 13 | 5 | 31.3 | 21.6 | -54.0 | -2.1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Trey Jemison | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -77.8 | 5.0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -20.0 | 17.4 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Bench | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | -19.9 | 4.3 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +27.1 | 4.2 |
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