The Hawks have done it three times during my time here. I’ll never forget the deafening “A-T-L!” chants at Philips Arena as the Hawks beat the heavily-favored Bulls in Game 4 of their 2011 playoff series.

New York leads 1-0 after Jalen Brunson's 28 points powered a 113-102 victory at Madison Square Garden. Game 2 tips off at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Brunson, who already owns the Knicks' record with eight 40-point games in the postseason, was almost halfway to another in the first quarter. He made his first six shots and had 19 points as the Knicks led 30-24. McCollum had 12 points in the second as Atlanta cut it to 57-55.

The Hawks became the third team in NBA history to finish 10-plus games over .500 after being four or more games under .500 at the All-Star break.

Knicks head coach Mike Brown said he’s comfortable using lineups with both Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns on the bench and doesn’t think the All Star-less minutes cost his team in a 107-106 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first round on Monday.

Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.

The awards and recognitions just keep rolling in for members of the Atlanta Hawks organization. Just shortly after forward Jalen Johnson was named the Eastern Conference player of the month, Hawks head coach Quin Snyder was named the Eastern Conference ...

Five years after the Atlanta Hawks took care of the New York Knicks in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the two franchises are once again locked into a competitive series. CJ McCollum,