The Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 111-99 on Jan 2, 2026 at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
Atlanta Hawks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 34 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | 30 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Jalen Johnson | 38 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 1 |
| Luke Kennard | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Dyson Daniels | 38 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Vit Krejci | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Asa Newell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 111 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 42-88 | 12-36 | 15-25 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 35 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-23 | 1-8 | 3-3 | 3 |
| OG Anunoby | 35 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 3-11 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Miles McBride | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Tyler Kolek | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Pacome Dadiet | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Trey Jemison III | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 241 | 99 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 36-97 | 9-42 | 18-21 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hawks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: MIN 102, ATL 126 · Next Jan 3, 2026: ATL 117, TOR 134
- Knicks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: NY 132, SA 134 · Next Jan 3, 2026: PHI 130, NY 119