New York
Knicks
128
–
125
FINAL
Atlanta
Hawks
Date
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 33 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 128 |
| ATL | 27 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 125 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jalen Brunson
NYK
34
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+2
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.49
Impact Composite27.7
Hustle: 3.0Defense: 24.5Impact: 0.3
34 points4-11 from 3only 33 pts allowed on 67.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
36
PTS
15
REB
1
AST
-7
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-15 (53.3%)
3PT3-6
FT17-18
TS%78.5%
eFG%63.3%
TOV2
ORTG123
DRTG134
NET-11
36 pointsDouble-Doubleonly 28 pts allowed on 57.9 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 38:11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-5 | 40% | 7-7 | 100% | 0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 16:13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:48 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 3-6 | 50% | 17-18 | 94% | -7 |
| Jalen Brunson | 37:40 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15-29 | 52% | 4-11 | 36% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36:38 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyler Kolek | 18:36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 23:29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | +5 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 21:13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -9 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 18:12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 55 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 43-95 | 45% | 15-43 | 35% | 27-32 | 84% | — |
Guerschon Yabusele —
Pacôme Dadiet —
Ariel Hukporti —
| ATL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyeka Okongwu | 36:23 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10-16 | 63% | 6-10 | 60% | 5-7 | 71% | 0 |
| Jalen Johnson | 37:04 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 5-6 | 83% | +4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 39:16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 19:16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Trae Young | 31:23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-4 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 29:57 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 44% | 5-12 | 42% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| Luke Kennard | 4:41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Vít Krejčí | 24:11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Asa Newell | 16:42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 37 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 43-89 | 48% | 17-43 | 40% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Keaton Wallace —
Kristaps Porziņģis —
Mouhamed Gueye —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK43/95 (45%)
Paint
26/42 (62%)
Mid
5/17 (29%)
3PT
15/43 (35%)
ATB3 35%RA 62%Paint 53%Corner 3 33%Mid 25%
ATL43/89 (48%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
3/9 (33%)
3PT
17/43 (40%)
RA 63%ATB3 40%Paint 50%Corner 3 39%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jalen Johnson
defended OG Anunoby
6.2 min • 9 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Dyson Daniels
held Jordan Clarkson
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Onyeka Okongwu
vs Karl-Anthony Towns
5.6 min • 17 pts • 75%
| ATL Defense | Jalen Brunson | Jordan Clarkson | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kevin McCullar Jr. | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 1.3m 7pts 75% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 3.3m 8pts 40% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 25% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Johnson | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 9pts 60% | — | — | 6.2m 9pts 57% | — |
| Dyson Daniels | 5.9m 5pts 50% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Onyeka Okongwu | — | — | 5.6m 17pts 75% | — | — | 3.2m 4pts 40% | — | — | — |
| Trae Young | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 4.8m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Vít Krejčí | 2.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Asa Newell | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — |
| Zaccharie Risacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 25% | — | — |
| Luke Kennard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% |
| Other | 2.4m 6pts 67% | 3.6m 14pts 100% | 2.3m 7pts 50% | — | 3.1m 14pts 86% | — | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 4.5m 4pts 25% | 2.2m 7pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = ATL leads, negative = NYK leads
ATL Largest Lead
3
Q1 3:42
NYK Largest Lead
18
Q3 5:05
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
ATL 8-0 run
Q4 5:01 – Q4 7:35
-8 → -2
ATL 9-0 run
Q4 5:01 – Q4 7:35
-8 → -1