A game that looked to be a blowout had to be won on a game-winner for the New York Knicks, but they held on and prevented a horrific collapse against the Atlanta Hawks with a 149-148 win in overtime.

The New York Knicks closed their pre-break portion of the 2024-25 campaign with a wild one-point overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks. With a final score of 149-148, this game gave all the Knicks classics: Jalen Brunson’s clutch heroics,

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 40 points for the second straight night, the first time in his career the New York Knicks All-Star has reached that total in consecutive games. Towns got to 42 points Wednesday night in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks on his seventh 3-pointer of the game.

Karl-Anthony Towns notched 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart scored a season-high 30 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.