Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks

Apr 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	22	26	24	25	97
NYK	35	29	26	36	126

Game Recap

The New York Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 126-97, in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead.

Player Stats

HAWKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Dyson DanielsSF	25	7-11	2-4	1-2	2	5	0	0	0	1	-17	17
1Jalen JohnsonPF	34	7-15	1-5	3-3	10	6	2	0	3	4	-18	18
17Onyeka OkongwuC	34	6-10	2-4	2-2	5	4	1	1	0	3	-10	16
7Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	33	6-11	4-9	0-1	0	3	1	0	1	2	-15	16
3CJ McCollumPG	32	3-10	0-2	0-3	3	1	1	1	4	3	-14	6
0Jonathan Kuminga	17	4-10	1-5	4-4	4	1	0	0	1	2	-11	13
4Gabe Vincent	23	2-7	2-7	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	-20	6
13Tony Bradley	13	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	1	1	0	0	5	-17	0
24Corey Kispert	14	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	-7	0
18Mouhamed Gueye	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-7	0
8Buddy Hield	4	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5	5
2Keaton Wallace	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-4	0
14Asa Newell	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Zaccharie Risacher	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-8344.6%	13-4231.0%	10-1758.8%	27	25	7	2	10	26	-	97

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	34	5-8	2-3	5-5	10	1	2	1	0	2	+19	17
3Josh HartPF	30	3-8	1-4	2-2	5	4	0	0	1	2	+15	9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	5-7	1-3	5-6	14	6	2	2	3	2	+11	16
25Mikal BridgesSG	27	3-6	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	4	+11	7
11Jalen BrunsonPG	34	15-23	3-5	6-8	3	8	0	0	1	4	+23	39
2Miles McBride	20	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	+19	0
23Mitchell Robinson	15	3-3	0-0	1-4	6	0	0	1	2	2	+19	7
00Jordan Clarkson	16	3-7	0-1	3-3	0	1	0	0	1	3	+14	9
5Jose Alvarado	11	4-7	2-3	2-2	2	1	0	1	1	2	+4	12
44Landry Shamet	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
13Tyler Kolek	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+2	0
55Ariel Hukporti	3	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	0	1	1	0	0	+2	0
20Jeremy Sochan	3	4-4	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	10
4Pacome Dadiet	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
51Mohamed Diawara	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-7957.0%	11-2642.3%	25-3473.5%	48	26	6	6	11	23	-	126

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterATLNYK

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Okongwu: Tip to Hart
(11:39) MISS Brunson 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:36) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:22) Daniels 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (10:56) Brunson 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
22
(10:41) MISS McCollum 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:39) Daniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:39) Daniels 7' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
42
(10:18) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:18) McCollum STEAL (1 STL)
(10:05) MISS Okongwu 4' Driving Hook Shot
(10:04) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:40) Brunson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
44
(9:26) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:24) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:09) Bridges 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Anunoby 1 AST)
46
+2 (8:59) McCollum 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Daniels 1 AST)
66
(8:59) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
(8:59) MISS McCollum Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:57) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:41) Hart 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
69
+2 (8:31) Daniels 1' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS)
89
(8:08) Okongwu S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (8:08) Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
810
+1 (8:08) Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
811
+1 (8:08) Anunoby Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
812
(7:52) MISS Okongwu 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:27) MISS Hart 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:26) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:23) Johnson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:09) MISS Anunoby 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:06) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:01) Johnson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:42) Bridges OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Van Duyne)
(6:42) Bridges Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:42) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:24) MISS Kuminga 3PT Jump Shot
(6:21) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(6:04) MISS Brunson 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:01) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:49) Johnson 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Okongwu 1 AST)
1012
(5:49) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (5:49) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1112
+3 (5:30) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
1115
(5:22) MISS Vincent 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:19) Okongwu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (5:16) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Okongwu 2 AST)
1415
+2 (5:09) Hart 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1417
(5:00) MISS Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot
(4:57) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:54) Brunson 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1419
+2 (4:33) Kuminga 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1619
+2 (4:13) Towns 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1621
(4:13) Kuminga S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
(4:13) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:10) Kuminga REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:08) Kuminga Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (J.Tiven)
(4:08) Kuminga Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:56) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (3:56) Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1622
+1 (3:56) Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1623
+2 (3:44) Kuminga 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Vincent 1 AST)
1823
(3:30) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:28) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:23) Johnson 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS)
2023
+2 (3:19) Brunson 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
2025
(2:59) MISS Kuminga 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:57) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:39) Towns 5' Driving Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
2027
(2:18) MISS Kuminga 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:18) Robinson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:16) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:12) MISS Brunson 6' Running Layup
(2:11) Hawks Rebound
(2:11) Hart L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Tiven)
(2:11) Hawks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:49) MISS Daniels 3' Driving Hook Shot
(1:46) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (1:39) Clarkson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2029
(1:39) Vincent S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (1:39) Clarkson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2030
(1:22) McCollum Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:02) Vincent P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
(1:02) MISS Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:02) KNICKS Rebound
(1:02) MISS Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:59) Anunoby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(0:57) MISS McBride 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:56) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:56) Robinson Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
2032
+2 (0:47) McCollum 9' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2232
(0:33) Bradley P.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (0:33) Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2233
(0:33) MISS Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:33) Hawks Rebound
(0:33) Clarkson L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
(0:21) MISS Kuminga 25' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(0:19) McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:03) Clarkson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brunson 3 AST)
2235
(0:01) MISS Kuminga 33' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Anunoby BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Hawks Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

ATL

NYK

97Points126

37-83(44.6%)Field Goal(%)45-79(57.0%)

13-42(31.0%)3-Point(%)11-26(42.3%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)25-34(73.5%)

27(5)Rebounds(Offensive)48(8)

25Assists26

7Steals6

2Blocks6

10Turnovers11

26Fouls23

42Pts In The Paint60

4Fast Break Pts13

6Pts Off Turnovers10

24Bench Pts38

2Largest Lead32

Game Details

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)

tv: NBC