The Atlanta Hawks were handed an ugly defeat at Madison Square Garden by the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, 113-89.
Trae Young led the Hawks with 19 points, Clint Capela added 13 points and 11 rebounds. For the Knicks, Julius Randle scored 34 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to go with five assists. Quentin Grimes added 23 points for NYK.
The Hawks entered this contest already on the back-foot, still missing De’Andre Hunter and John Collins, and were quickly dealt a further blow when Dejounte Murray landed on RJ Barrett’s foot and rolled his ankle, limiting him to just three minutes of action before being ruled out for the remainder of the game.