But Jalen Brunson had another target in mind. While he would never acknowledge it and certainly would never admit it, but in the flow of trying to lift the Knicks to a much-needed win, he also was attacking Atlanta’s defensive stopper, Dyson Daniels. Daniels had begun to garner a reputation for frustrating Brunson.

The 26-year-old Trae Young only added to the venom — which he has called “a love-hate relationship — earlier this season when he mockingly imitated rolling a pair of dice on the Knicks’ midcourt

It happened early. Trae Young was being guarded by Mikal Bridges - one of the best defenders on the New York Knicks. During this particular play, Young struggled to find a hole in Bridges' defense resulting in an early shock-clock violation.

It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson's career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points. Hart had suffered a cervical compression in the neck in the Knicks' 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.

Jalen Brunson flew past a New York Knicks legend in Monday's win over the Atlanta Hawks. Another sterling scoring output for Brunson, earner of 34 points, allow

The Knicks are staying focused on the task at hand, refusing to feed into Trae Young’s theatrics — antics that have made him a polarizing figure at Madison Square Garden. Young’s most recent

The New York Knicks got their revenge on the Hawks and in particular their arch-rival Trae Young by beating them on Martin Luther King Day by 119-110. Young faded in the fourth quarter, being paced by Mikal Bridges, with 4 points, 3 turnovers and just 1 of 8 shooting from the field.

The Knicks withstood a strong start from old enemy Trae Young, overcoming an early deficit to earn a 119-110 victory over his Atlanta Hawks amidst celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day. With the win, New York took down Atlanta for the first time in three tries this season and ended the Hawks' three-game winning streak.

After being listed as questionable coming into tonight's game vs the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson's playing status has officially been r

Brunson shot a hyper-efficient 12-of-18 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range, and 7-of-11 from the free-throw line.

The NBA released its third batch of fan voting Thursday for the coming All-Star weekend, and the Hawks’ Trae Young ranks fifth among guards in the Eastern Conference.