NBA

Atlanta 97, at New York 126

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 · Final · Round 1 Game 5 (NYK leads 3-2)

Round 1 Game 5 (NYK leads 3-2) 1 2 3 4 PTS

Atlanta Hawks

48-40 · L3 · #17 (1322 ELO -21)

22 26 24 25 97

New York Knicks

70-32 · W2 · #1 (1822 ELO +21)

35 29 26 36 126

Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

Attendance: 19,812

Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Andy Nagy, Josh Tiven, Justin Van Duyne

Brunson scores 39 points as Knicks rout Hawks 126‑97

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Jalen Brunson scored 39 points, falling just short of his own franchise record for 40-point playoff games, and the New York Knicks routed the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series. Playing before a sellout crowd of 19,812 at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks turned a close contest into a blowout with a dominant first quarter and never let the lead dip below double digits in the second half. New York’s second straight lopsided victory put the Knicks on the brink of advancing, with Game 6 scheduled… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jalen Brunson NYK 35m 39p 3r 8a
Karl-Anthony Towns NYK 34m 16p 14r 6a 2b
OG Anunoby NYK 35m 17p 10r 1a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability NYK 77.4%

Spread NYK -6.5

Projected Score NYK 118 ATL 106

Money Line NYK -255/ATL +205

Over/Under 213.5 (Over)