New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks 1/15/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Heated rivals will square off on Saturday night, when the New York Knicks invade State Farm Arena to battle the Atlanta Hawks. The Knicks (21-21) have won seven of their last ten games and are tied with Boston for tenth place in the East. On Wednesday, New York outrebounded Dallas by 15 en route to a convincing 108-85 home victory.

New York F R.J. Barrett poured in a game-high 32 points on 13-for-22 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds. Mitchell Robinson contributed a season-high 19 points and ten rebounds for the Knicks.

The Atlanta Hawks are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and have fallen 3.5 games behind New York for tenth place in the East. Last night, Atlanta was outscored by 11 points during the fourth quarter of a 124-118 road loss against Miami. The Hawks (17-24) were outscored 46-28 in the paint and allowed the Heat to shoot 53 percent from the field.

Atlanta G Trae Young matched a game-high with 24 points on 7-for-13 shooting and dished out nine assists. John Collins added 16 points and five rebounds for the Hawks.