Atlanta
Hawks
111
–
99
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Friday, January 2, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 33 | 27 | 34 | 17 | 111 |
| NYK | 30 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 99 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Onyeka Okongwu
ATL
23
PTS
9
REB
2
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite54.4
Hustle: 22.5Defense: 30.0Impact: 1.9
56.3% FG3 steals6 deflections7 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 40.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Johnson
ATL
18
PTS
10
REB
11
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-14 (50.0%)
3PT1-3
FT3-6
TS%54.1%
eFG%53.6%
STL2
TOV4
ORTG112
DRTG101
NET+11
Triple-Double3 deflections9 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 65.1 possessions
Box Score
| ATL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaccharie Risacher | 22:19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | +3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 34:19 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-20 | 45% | 3-10 | 30% | 2-4 | 50% | +8 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | 29:46 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9-16 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | +11 |
| Dyson Daniels | 37:31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Jalen Johnson | 38:00 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Asa Newell | 10:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kristaps Porziņģis | 17:16 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Luke Kennard | 20:44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Vít Krejčí | 29:07 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 49 | 9 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 42-88 | 48% | 12-36 | 33% | 15-25 | 60% | — |
Trae Young —
Mouhamed Gueye —
Keaton Wallace —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 34:54 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10-23 | 44% | 1-8 | 13% | 3-3 | 100% | -9 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 28:22 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +2 |
| OG Anunoby | 34:59 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-6 | 17% | 8-10 | 80% | -14 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35:09 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 3-11 | 27% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Miles McBride | 30:44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 29% | 3-10 | 30% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Guerschon Yabusele | 15:01 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Trey Jemison III | 4:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 13:31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 6:32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 16:37 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Tyler Kolek | 17:14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 2:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 52 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 36-97 | 37% | 9-42 | 21% | 18-21 | 86% | — |
Karl-Anthony Towns —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
ATL42/88 (48%)
Paint
29/43 (67%)
Mid
3/16 (19%)
3PT
12/36 (33%)
RA 68%ATB3 33%Paint 61%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
NYK36/97 (37%)
Paint
23/47 (49%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
9/43 (21%)
ATB3 17%Paint 35%RA 64%Corner 3 31%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jalen Brunson
defended Dyson Daniels
10.1 min • 10 pts • 36%
Best Defender
Kevin McCullar Jr.
held Jalen Johnson
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Guerschon Yabusele
vs Kristaps Porziņģis
2.3 min • 6 pts • 67%
| NYK Defense | Asa Newell | Dyson Daniels | Jalen Johnson | Kristaps Porziņģis | Luke Kennard | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Onyeka Okongwu | Vít Krejčí | Zaccharie Risacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | — | 10.1m 10pts 36% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 6pts 75% | — |
| Mikal Bridges | — | 1.4m 2pts 25% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.4m 3pts 50% | 4.3m 2pts 25% |
| OG Anunoby | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 9.9m 8pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ariel Hukporti | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 6.5m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Miles McBride | — | — | — | — | — | 8.7m 5pts 22% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Guerschon Yabusele | — | — | — | 2.3m 6pts 67% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Kolek | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jordan Clarkson | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% |
| Other | 3.1m 4pts 40% | — | 2.1m 12pts 100% | 2.8m 9pts 50% | — | 5.1m 7pts 33% | 3.2m 6pts 29% | 3.1m 4pts 50% | 4.1m 9pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = ATL leads
NYK Largest Lead
9
Q1 1:50
ATL Largest Lead
26
Q3 10:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 1:05 – Q1 1:50
+3 → +9
ATL 8-0 run
Q1 3:53 – Q1 5:15
+3 → -3
ATL 8-0 run
Q1 8:02 – Q1 9:12
+2 → -5
ATL 8-0 run
Q1 10:58 – Q2 1:30
0 → -7