Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 31 points (16 in the second quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-107 in the season opener for both teams at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks took control with a 28-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 28.
Allonzo Trier scored 15 points off the bench in his NBA debut, and Mario Hezonja added 15 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 3 steals off the bench in his first game with the Knicks. Hezonja scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. The Knicks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Hawks, Taurean Prince had 21 points and 6 assists.
The Hawks committed 24 turnovers to the Knicks’ 16. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Hawks 40-28 in 14 minutes together.