Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Final Score & Over/Under Result — Apr 20, 2026

The market total of 217.5 set the bar high, but Atlanta's road trip to Madison Square Garden played out as a grinding, back-and-forth affair that fell short by 4.5 points, landing at 213 combined. The first half kept pace with that projection: a combined 115 points through two quarters suggested a shootout was brewing, with Q2 alone producing 60 combined points—the game's most prolific stretch. But the second half told a different story. Q3 dropped to 55 combined, and Q4 collapsed to just 43, as both offenses stalled in the final frame.

CJ McCollum carried Atlanta's scoring load with 32 points and 6 assists, while Jonathan Kuminga (19 pts) and Jalen Johnson (17 pts, 8 reb) provided secondary punch. New York's Jalen Brunson matched McCollum's offensive output with 29 points and 7 assists, and Josh Hart anchored the glass with 13 rebounds alongside 15 points. Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 points and 8 rebounds. The Hawks' recent form—averaging 117.2 points per game over their last 10—suggested a higher ceiling, but New York's stingy recent defense (106.9 allowed per game) held firm down the stretch. In a season series that had hovered between 210 and 215, this one-point thriller at the bottom of that range closed out a series consistent with Atlanta's struggles against the Knicks. DAGGER leaned over and missed.