The Atlanta Hawks may be without multiple key players in Monday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Knicks trailed by double-figures in the third quarter, but hung around with McBride draining a three to tie the score, and finally, with 7:41 to play, Karl-Anthony Towns gave the Knicks the lead with a second-chance three-point field goal.

The Atlanta Hawks recorded their sixth straight defeat, falling to the New York Knicks 128-125 on Saturday night at State Farm Arena. Onyeka Okongwu led the Hawks with 31 points and 14 rebounds with Nickeil Alexander-Walker adding 25 points. For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 36 points, while Jalen Brunson added 34 points.

The New York Knicks travel to New Orleans on Monday night as heavy 8.5-point favorites against a struggling Pelicans squad. The Knicks are flying high with a 22

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta heads into the matchup with New York as losers of five straight games. The Hawks have gone 9-12 against Eastern Conference teams. Atlanta is third in the NBA with 17.6 fast break points per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 4.0.

While Towns started hot, Brunson closed the show, scoring six straight points in crunch time to keep the Hawks at bay.

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young received some harsh criticism from a New York Knicks commentator on Saturday.

It took Jalen Brunson some time to remember the New York Knicks' starting lineup in the 1999 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. “Not Rick Brunson,” he said. Rick Brunson — a current Knicks assistant,