Despite having seven players score in double figures, the Hawks lost to the Knicks 119-110 on Monday afternoon in New York.
The Hawks fell to 22-20 and their three-game winning streak was halted.
Trae Young led the Hawks with 27 points. De’Andre Hunter added 22 off the bench.
Jalen Brunson scored 34 to lead New York. It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson’s career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16.
Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points. Hart had suffered a cervical compression in the neck in the Knicks’ 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.
In a 16-second span midway through the fourth quarter, Brunson converted a backdoor layup to give the Knicks a 107-100 lead and on the ensuing possession drew a charge from the Hawks’ Dyson Daniels. New York cruised the rest of the way.
The Hawks shot 47.1% from the field and 43.3% from 3.
Karl-Anthony Towns was rusty in his first game back after sitting out New York’s previous two with a sprained right thumb. He finished with 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Towns’ 3-pointer with 5:52 remaining extended New York’s lead to 110-100.
Daniels, who entered the contest leading the NBA in steals (113) and steals per game (3.1), recorded three steals in the game.
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The Hawks hosts the Pistons on Wednesday night.
Credit: AP
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