Jalen Johnson scored 26 points (18 in the paint), and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 116-100.
Johnson’s 17-foot jumper put the Hawks ahead for good with 53 seconds left in the third quarter.
De'Andre Hunter scored 22 points on 9 for 14 shooting off the bench, and Dejounte Murray added 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 9 rebounds and 6 assists. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Donte DiVincenzo had 21 points and 6 assists but shot 7 for 24, and Alec Burks went 1 for 7 from 3. Precious Achiuwa scored 15 points on 7 for 8 shooting.
The Hawks shot 50.6% from the field and 32.3% from 3 to the Knicks’ 38.4% and 30.8%. The Knicks gave up 13 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Hawks missed. They outscored the Hawks 25-11 on the fast break. The Hawks outscored the Knicks 32-18 in 11 minutes with Bogdanović, Fernando, Hunter, Forrest and Johnson on the floor together.