New York Knicks Face Atlanta Hawks: Playoff History and TV Schedule

The NBA first round pits the No. 3 New York team against No. 6 Atlanta. Fans can expect a tactical series between two fast, adaptable clubs.

How to watch

Games alternate between Madison Square Garden and State Farm Arena. NBC, Prime Video, and Peacock handle broadcasts and streams.

NBC is available over the air. Tickets are listed on StubHub and other resale services.

Knicks season snapshot

New York finished 53-29 this regular season. It marked a third straight campaign with at least 50 wins.

Mike Brown replaced Tom Thibodeau as head coach. Brown set a franchise mark for wins by a first-year Knicks coach.

The Knicks ranked fourth in offensive efficiency. They also placed seventh on defense and fifth in net rating.

Jalen Brunson averaged 26 points per game, earning a top-10 scoring rank league-wide. Karl-Anthony Towns averaged over 20 points for the tenth straight season.

OG Anunoby received first-team All-Perimeter-Defense recognition from The Athletic’s Fred Katz. Mikal Bridges appeared in every game for a fifth straight year.

Bench strength includes Mitchell Robinson, a strong offensive rebounder. Jose Alvarado was acquired at the trade deadline to add energy and defense.

In December, New York won the NBA Cup tournament. The franchise is openly chasing its next championship banner.

Hawks season snapshot

Atlanta began the year unevenly, sitting 18-21 before major roster moves. The team traded long-time star Trae Young.

The Young deal brought CJ McCollum. A deadline swap sent Kristaps Porziņģis away and added Jonathan Kuminga.

GM Onsi Saleh orchestrated the midseason overhaul. The club surged after the All-Star break, going 20-6.

Atlanta finished second in defensive rating after the turnaround. They ranked fourth in net rating and third in plus-minus.

Jalen Johnson emerged as a first-time All-Star. He averaged 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 7.9 assists.

Cleaning the Glass placed Johnson in the 98th percentile for assist-to-usage ratio. Nickeil Alexander-Walker jumped from 8.4 to 20.8 points per game after joining Atlanta.

Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu anchor the defense. Coach Quin Snyder adjusted rotations successfully, though backup Jock Landale sustained a sprained ankle.

Regular-season meetings

The Knicks won two of three contests this season. Both victories were by three points.

New York took a lead early in the Dec. 27 game in Atlanta and held it. The April 6 meeting in Atlanta ended after a late review of a McCollum half-court attempt.

Atlanta won 111-99 at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 2, a game in which Towns struggled. In the other two matchups, Towns averaged 28.5 points on efficient shooting splits.

Brunson scored 29.3 points per game across the trio. He shot 8-for-27 from three, a 29.6 percent mark.

Johnson flirted with a triple-double average versus New York. He combined for nine turnovers in the last two meetings.

Playoff history between the clubs

The franchise series favors New York, 2-1 all time. The first notable meeting came in the 1971 Eastern Conference semifinals.

Walt Frazier averaged 25.6 points per game during that series. The 1999 postseason featured an eighth-seed Knicks sweep of Atlanta in the second round.

Marcus Camby had a memorable poster dunk over Dikembe Mutombo in that 1999 matchup. The most recent playoff clash occurred in 2021.

In 2021, Atlanta won the opening round 4-1. Trae Young produced an iconic Game 1 moment, and the Hawks advanced to the conference finals.

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