The New York Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 113-89, at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.

The Knicks (12-13) are moving closer to .500 and took another step in the right direction thaknks to an impressive win here against a would-be Eastern Conference in the Hawks (13-12). With the win, the Knicks improved to 6-7 at home while the Hawks fell to 5-7 on the road. The Knicks looked impressive in the early going and established dominance as soon as the game started, racing out to a 31-20 score in the first 12 minutes and setting the tone of the contest. The Knicks never looked back, and they also won each of the other remaining quarters by scores of 22-21, 36-26 and 24-22, respectively. The Knicks were impressive on both ends of the court and posted one of their best performances of the entire campaign, while the Hawks looked a step or two slow on offense and paid a steep price for it.

Julius Randle looked impressive for the Knicks and led the team with 34 points, but he also added 17 rebounds and five assists, while Mitchell Robinson pulled down 10 boards while scoring eight points. Quentin Grimes finished with 23 points and four boards, while RJ Barrett finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. No other New York player scored in double digits. The Knicks shot 44.6 percent from the field and 47.2 percent from three-point range in the win.

Only three Atlanta players scored in double digits here, with Trae Young leading the way with 19 points, six assists and four rebounds while going 9-for-20 from the field. Clint Capela recorded a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds, and no other Atlanta started had 10 or more points. Onyeka Okongwu recorded 10 points and six boards coming off the bench. The Hawks shot 37.6 percent from the field and a meager 16.7 percent from three.