New York at Atlanta

New York won its fourth in five games, 124-106 over Brooklyn on Monday when Jalen Brunson scored 40 points and Josh Hart added 27 in his second game with the Knicks, who shot 54.9 percent. Julius Randle contributed 18 points and he is averaging 24.7 points on the season, contributing 33 PPG his past two meetings with Atlanta. New York needs a win to even the season series and that could have tiebreaker implications for playoff seeding. The Hawks have lost five of nine after a poor defensive effort in a 144-138 loss at Charlotte on Monday when the Hornets hit 63.1 percent of their shots. The Knicks are 28-11 ATS their past 39 road games and 9-4-1 ATS their previous 14 meetings at Atlanta and they are 7-3-1 ATS overall after winning by double digits their previous game. Make it a Max Play the Knicks.