Brunson shot a hyper-efficient 12-of-18 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range, and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line.

But Jalen Brunson had another target in mind. While he certainly would never admit it, in the flow of trying to lift the Knicks to a much-needed win, he was attacking Atlanta defensive stopper Dyson Daniels, who had begun to garner a reputation for frustrating Brunson.

Jalen Brunson scored 34 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 119-110 win over the Atlanta Hawks. It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson’s career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16.

On Monday, the New York Knicks hosted the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The Knicks won by a score of 119-110. Jalen Brunson finished the win with 34 points, one rebound, six assists and one steal while shooting 12/18 from the field and 3/5 from the three-point range in 39 minutes of playing time.

Behind Jalen Brunson’s 34 points, New York left the MLK Day matinee at MSG with a 119-110 win that was ugly, physical and filled with complaining to the referees but nonetheless satisfactory after

Jalen Brunson flew past a New York Knicks legend in Monday's win over the Atlanta Hawks. Another sterling scoring output for Brunson, earner of 34 points, allow

The Hawks are 15-7 against conference opponents. Atlanta is fifth in the NBA with 45.7 rebounds ... 0.8 fewer makes per game than the Knicks allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Brunson is averaging 26 points and 7.4 assists for the Knicks. Trae Young is averaging ...

Mikal Bridges summed up the key to the Knicks 119-109 win over Atlanta on Monday evening: "Just playing defense, just playing hard, everybody connected, Josh Hart felt, "We've been struggling a little bit,

After their upset of Boston on Saturday night, Atlanta moved to 6-1 against the top three teams in the Eastern Conference, which are Cleveland, Boston, and New

Josh Hart has been a Washington Commanders fan since he was a kid and has continued to be during their magical run to the NFC Championship Game. The issue? Jalen Brunson 's Eagles dominated the Commanders 55-23 to reach Super Bowl LIX. A day before the game, Brunson warned Eagle fans Hart would show up to root for the Commanders.

Fresh off the heels of a 3-3 home stretch, New York was able to get back in the win column with a 119-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks Monday afternoon. More importantly, finally beating Trae Young after the guard "rolled dice" after beating New York in the NBA Cup Knockout Round must have felt good overall.

The Knicks are staying focused on the task at hand, refusing to feed into Trae Young’s theatrics — antics that have made him a polarizing figure at Madison Square Garden. Young’s most recent