Atlanta Hawks — and what comes next

The New York Knicks ended the Atlanta Hawks' season in dominant fashion with a 140-89 win for their biggest postseason win. Atlanta Hawks has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Australia.

Key facts

• The New York Knicks ended the Atlanta Hawks' season in dominant fashion with a 140-89 win for their biggest postseason win.
• Knicks crush Hawks in record-setting 140-89 Game 6 rout to end Atlanta’s season.
• Stay updated with the latest Atlanta Hawks scores, stats, and news on the official NBA site.
• Atlanta, ousted by the Knicks, picked a direction this season, and the Hawks will gain a valuable asset in the draft lottery.
• Follow the Atlanta Hawks with the latest news, live game updates, roster moves, full schedule, stats, standings, and player coverage.

What we know

Going deeper, Knicks crush Hawks in record-setting 140-89 Game 6 rout to end Atlanta’s season.

On the substance, Stay updated with the latest Atlanta Hawks scores, stats, and news on the official NBA site.

Beyond the headlines, Atlanta, ousted by the Knicks, picked a direction this season, and the Hawks will gain a valuable asset in the draft lottery.

More precisely, Follow the Atlanta Hawks with the latest news, live game updates, roster moves, full schedule, stats, standings, and player coverage.

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By the numbers

At this stage, New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) celebrates after scoring in the first half during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Atlanta Hawks Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson).

On a related note, New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) celebrates scoring in the first half during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Atlanta Hawks Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson).

Going deeper, New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson (23) and Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) fight in the first half during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson).

On the substance, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) celebrates after scoring in the first half during Game 6 in a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series against the Atlanta Hawks Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson).

What they're saying

“It was just a tough position to be in,” Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson said. “We dug ourselves a deep hole from the start and it was tough to climb out of that.”

“It speaks volumes on our team that we were able to bounce back from two disappointing losses,” Towns said. “We had to step up to the challenge of being down in the series — super proud of our guys for that.”

The wider context

On a related note, ATLANTA (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 29 points in 27 minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns had his second triple-double of the series and the New York Knicks had their biggest playoff victory in franchise history, overwhelming and eliminating the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

Going deeper, For seven seasons, the Atlanta Hawks had to be one type of team.

On the substance, his screening, passing and transition offense are enormously additive to the Hawks offensively when things are going right, and that's before factoring in his role as Atlanta's best defender.

Beyond the headlines, They'll have to supplement those players with more talent and perhaps tweak the ways in which they use them, but considering how bleak things looked in Atlanta only a couple of years ago, this is a fairly promising overall position the Hawks have created for themselves.

More precisely, Between 2021 and 2024, the Hawks always ranked league-average or better in half-court efficiency, and they were always far better offensively with Young on the floor.

The bottom line

• His screening, passing and transition offense are enormously additive to the Hawks offensively when things are going right, and that's before factoring in his role as Atlanta's best defender.
• Atlanta dropped from about 18 fast-break points per game to 13 and, even more jarringly, after averaging about 295 passes per game in the regular season, they fell all the way to 257 in the playoffs.
• Atlanta spent a lot of this series playing 4-on-5 offensively.