{"id":614809,"date":"2026-04-30T07:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/614809\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T07:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T07:14:08","slug":"knicks-look-to-secure-series-win-over-the-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/614809\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks look to secure series win over the Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Knicks<\/a> (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks<\/a> (46-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

Atlanta; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

LINE: Knicks -2.5; over\/under is 213.5<\/p>\n

EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Knicks lead series 3-2<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks look to clinch the series over the Atlanta Hawks in game six of the Eastern Conference first round. The Knicks defeated the Hawks 126-97 in the last meeting on Wednesday. Jalen Brunson<\/a> led the Knicks with 39 points, and Jalen Johnson<\/a> led the Hawks with 18.<\/p>\n

The Hawks are 27-25 in Eastern Conference games. Atlanta is 7-8 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are 35-17 in conference matchups. New York is seventh in the NBA with 45.6 rebounds per game led by Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> averaging 11.9.<\/p>\n

The Hawks are shooting 47.4% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 46.0% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 14.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 12.9 per game the Hawks give up.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Dyson Daniels<\/a> is scoring 11.9 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebounds for the Hawks. CJ McCollum<\/a> is averaging 18.7 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Brunson is scoring 26.0 points per game and averaging 3.3 rebounds for the Knicks. OG Anunoby<\/a> is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 4-6, averaging 111.6 points, 41.0 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points per game.<\/p>\n

Knicks: 7-3, averaging 113.1 points, 43.6 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.5 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Hawks: Jock Landale<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Knicks: None listed.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.br\/]<\/p>\n

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