Knicks will close out Hawks in Game 6 after dominating series with double-digit wins

We person 3 close-out games contiguous successful the NBA, which is astir arsenic breathtaking arsenic it tin beryllium successful the playoffs. So far, determination person been immoderate large games successful the NBA, and nary of the bid are implicit successful the Eastern Conference. The archetypal of these matchups contiguous is betwixt the Knicks and the Hawks.

This has been an absorbing bid for the Knicks. I mentioned this successful past articles astir this series, but New York has decidedly been the amended squad successful the series. The Knicks person won 3 games by treble digits, and the 2 losses were by 1 constituent each. They’ve looked similar the amended squad successful astir apt each 5 games to this point, and present they conscionable request to beryllium the champion squad 1 much time. Aside from a mates of atrocious quarters, the Knicks person been capable to efficaciously negociate the Hawks' defense. They person besides been capable to people astatine volition successful the past 2 games.

New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns reacts during the archetypal fractional of an NBA crippled against the Atlanta Hawks successful Atlanta connected April 6, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/AP)

On Tuesday, we were capable to get a prop triumph earlier halftime arsenic Karl-Anthony Towns had 4 assists earlier the 2nd 4th ended. That cashed our summons and gave america a peaceful night. Game 5 was truly astir the occurrence of Jalen Brunson. Towns was large — helium had 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, but Brunson was businesslike successful scoring 39 points connected 15-of-23 shooting for the night.

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The Hawks yet got backmost to what had worked for them during the play with Jalen Johnson orchestrating the team. However, his violative output lone accounted for 18 points. That was inactive astir 20% of their full points, and if you adhd successful his six assists, that puts him astatine implicit 25% of the full discourtesy from the team. This was the archetypal clip helium led the squad successful each 3 categories, and possibly that is really a occupation for their offense. Johnson was capable to pb the squad successful each 3 categories successful the regular season, but possibly they request to beryllium much dynamic successful the postseason.

New York Knicks defender Josh Hart has the shot stolen by Atlanta Hawks guardant Jonathan Kuminga successful the 4th fourth during crippled 3 of the archetypal circular of the 2026 NBA Playoffs astatine State Farm Arena successful Atlanta, Georgia, connected Apr. 23, 2026. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)

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CJ McCollum had been large for the Hawks successful their wins, but successful Game 5 helium was conscionable 3-for-10 and enactment successful conscionable six points. With 4 turnovers, helium astir matched his scoring full with the turnovers. As a team, they request to beryllium much progressive connected the solid arsenic well. They hauled successful 27 rebounds, but Towns and OG Anunoby combined for 24 themselves. The Hawks mislaid the conflict by 21 rebounds, which is hard to overcome.

New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates his three-point changeable against the Boston Celtics during the archetypal 4th of Game 6 successful the 2nd circular of the 2025 NBA playoffs astatine Madison Square Garden connected May 16, 2025. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

I’m going backmost to the good with Towns getting 4+ assists astatine -132. He has been large astatine uncovering unfastened teammates and has gotten astatine slightest 4 assists successful 4 of the 5 games of the series. I besides deliberation this bid is over. I said earlier the bid started that the Hawks were not going to win. I’ll admit they performed amended than expected, but I deliberation the Knicks adjacent this out. Give maine them -1.5.

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