The Atlanta Hawks are seen as underdogs going into their series against the New York Knicks, and most of the national media have them losing. The Hawks see it, but they are only focused on what’s in front of them and believe in their ability to compete at the highest level.
This is the third of a series of roundtable questions I’m asking the staff here at Peachtree Hoops about the Hawks as we approach the postseason. Today’s question: what’s the most difficult matchup that the Knicks pose for the Hawks?
The first round series before the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks begins in two days and Atlanta received some unfortunate injury news today. Backup center Jock Landale, who was injured by Magic center Goga Bitadze in a game two weeks ago, was set to get an update on his status today, but the update was not in the Hawks favor.
It is hard to find another team in the NBA that has undergone as many transformations as the Hawks have this season. They began the year as a trendy pick to be a top team in the Eastern Conference.
The Atlanta Hawks will be in a playoff showdown against the New York Knicks in the first round, and it has the makings of being an entertaining matchup.
Hawks center Jock Landale is “progressing in his rehabilitation” from a high right ankle sprain, the team announced today in a press release. However, Landale’s return isn’t imminent.
After a brief two year absence, the Atlanta Hawks are back in the postseason. Not only that, but the Hawks have avoided the play-in tournament for the first time in five years and just like five years ago, they are going to play the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
The Atlanta Hawks would have dreamed up of a better end to the 2025-26 season, but what matters at the end of the day is that they qualified for the playoffs after much uncertainty towards the middle of the regular season.
The regular season has concluded across the NBA and the playoffs begin this weekend. There are few teams in the league that have the luxury of being in the playoffs and potentially earning a high draft, but the Hawks are one of those teams.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The NBA playoffs are set to begin this weekend and perhaps the most interesting first round matchup in the league is the one between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks.
The NBA Playoffs have arrived, and after the NBA Play-in Tournament this week, the journey to the NBA Finals begins on Saturday, and arguably the most interesting first-round series is the one between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks.
With the NBA Playoffs officially set, it is time to start looking into certain matchups and seeing how teams fare against each other. In particular, one of the more anticipated series heading into this postseason is the Atlanta Hawks versus the New York Knicks, a heated rivalry that has grown in recent seasons.
Since the All-Star break, the Atlanta Hawks have been soaring. The Hawks are playing with house money, and they know it. While Atlanta had expectations of being a playoff team before the season, those expectations wavered throughout the season.
The 2026 NBA Playoffs open with a matchup that looks straightforward on paper but feels anything but in reality. The Atlanta Hawks, a No. 6 seed, take on the No.
With a win on the final day of the NBA season, the Atlanta Hawks could have clinched fifth place in the East and a first-round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, they sat their starters and let fate — and the Boston Celtics — decide their playoff seed.
The Atlanta Hawks are on the road on Sunday night as they host the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference showdown. Atlanta enters Sunday's contest with a 46-35 record after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers at home on Friday night.
The Hawks have officially secured an Eastern Conference playoff berth following Friday’s win over the Cavaliers, the NBA officially announced. Atlanta improved to 46-35 with the victory, also locking up the Southeast Division title.
CJ McCollum scored 25 of his game-high 29 points in the first half and Dyson Daniels collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Atlanta Hawks clinched a playoff spot with a 124-102 rout of the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
The East race for fifth is coming down to the wire, and it’s got a little bit of everything. The Hawks and Raptors are tied at 45-35 with two games left, with Toronto holding the tiebreaker after its win over Miami.
Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 122-116 hard-fought home win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. 1. That third quarter? That is who the Cavaliers need to be in the playoffs.
With their recent 18-2 surge, the Atlanta Hawks have shown they have what it takes to compete with the Eastern Conference's best teams. What they don't have is a player like Jalen Brunson.
CJ McCollum was mere milliseconds away Monday from highlight reel immortality. The Atlanta Hawks trailed the New York Knicks 108-105 with 1.2 seconds left on the clock at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker inched closer to adding an individual accolade to his resume with a stellar performance in a thriller versus the New York Knicks.