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NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season

What does Knicks vs Hawks change in the NBA playoff race?

Knicks

New York Knicks

5-4

7:00 PM ET

Scheduled

Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

7-4

Fri, Jan 22, 2027 · 7:00 PM ET (Jan 23, 09:00 KST)State Farm Arena, Atlanta

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What's at stake

Current standings (146 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 East teams. Arithmetic, not odds.

Knicks win

  • HawksEast #4→#5Top-6 magic 71→-
  • KnicksEast #5→#4Magic 71→70Top-6 magic 73→72

Hawks win

  • HawksMagic 69→68Top-6 magic 71→70
  • KnicksEast #5→#6Top-6 magic 73→-
  • RaptorsEast #6→#5

Both teams going in

TeamMagicTragicTop-6 magic
KnicksEast #5 · 5-471-73
HawksEast #4 · 7-469-71

Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →

Season series

Meeting 2 of 4 this season

Knicks 0Hawks 0

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Team records

Season records counted by this site from BALLDONTLIE results.

Injury report

Knicks

  • Josh HartQuestionable

Hawks

  • Henri VeesaarOut
  • Mouhamed GueyeOut
  • Jock LandaleAvailable
  • Asa NewellOut
  • Keshon GilbertOut
  • RayJ DennisOut
  • Jalen WilsonOut

BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.

Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.