The New York Knicks (23-10) return home after their three-game winning streak was snapped on New Year's Eve, hosting the Atlanta Hawks (16-19), who ended a seven-game skid on Wednesday.
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The Knicks blew a double-digit fourth-quarter lead on Wednesday night, dropping a 134-132 decision at the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of the NBA Cup final. Jalen Brunson finished with 29 points and eight assists while reserves Miles McBride and Jordan Clarkson chipped in with 21 and 20, respectively. Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points and seven rebounds before fouling out.
Atlanta, buoyed by the return of Kristaps Porziņģis from a 10-game absence due to an illness, blew out the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 126-102 on Wednesday. Jalen Johnson went for 34 points and 10 rebounds, with Onyeka Okongwu adding 17 points. Porziņģis scored 16 points in 17 minutes off the bench, and Dyson Daniels finished with 11 points and nine assists. Trae Young missed his second straight game with a bruised quad and is day-to-day.
New York won its first meeting with the Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday, taking a 128-125 victory. Brunson averages 29.4 points and 6.6 assists for the Knicks, with Towns putting up 21.9 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. Johnson posts averages of 24.0 points and 10.4 rebounds for Atlanta, while Nickeil Alexander-Walker gets 20.3 points per game, and Young books 19.3 points and 8.9 assists a night.
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