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Brad Rowland: Nickeil Alexander-Walker received 66 out of 100 first place votes for MIP. Jalen Johnson finished 6th. Full voting results here:
Nickeil Alexander-Walker received 66 out of 100 first place votes for MIP. Jalen Johnson finished 6th. Full voting results here:
— Brad Rowland (@btrowland.bsky.social) 2026-04-24T22:58:19.105Z
Mike Conti: NBA report: there was one officiating error in the final two minutes of last night’s Hawks-Knicks game. It benefited the Knicks. Josh Hart should have been called for fouling Jalen Johnson on a drive with 1:58 remaining. Johnson made the layup, but should have gotten an and-one.
ClutchPoints: The Hawks outlast the Knicks in a heart-stopping NAILBITER to grab a 2–1 series lead 🔥 Jalen Johnson: 24 points on 8-of-19 FG 10 rebounds 8 assists CJ McCollum: 23 points on 8-of-19 FG 5 rebounds 2-of-4 3PT
The Hawks have bested the Knicks in that aspect thus far. Atlanta isn’t a pick-and-roll heavy squad, but it’s leaning into those actions more because of who’s on the other side. Sixty-five percent of the pick-and-rolls it has run over the first two games of the series have brought at least one of Brunson or Towns, the two weakest defenders in New York’s starting lineup, into the action, according to Second Spectrum. The Knicks have not done the same. Only 35 percent of their pick-and-rolls have involved at least one of the two weakest defenders in the Hawks’ starting lineup, McCollum or All-Star and soon-to-be All-NBA forward Jalen Johnson.
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Crazy Stats: Bad stats leaders (totals) ... you really don't want to be a leader here: Turnovers - Jaylen Brown Missed Field Goals - Tyrese Maxey/Jaylen Brown Blocks Against - Jaylen Brown Lost Balls - Paolo Banchero Traveling Violations - Jalen Johnson Backcourt Violations - Anthony Edwards 3 Second Violations - Nikola Jokić Stepping Out of Bounds - Norman Powell Goaltending Violations - Kel'el Ware Offensive Fouls Committed - Karl-Anthony Towns Charges Committed - Karl-Anthony Towns Personal Fouls - Wendell Carter Jr. Disqualifications - Karl-Anthony Towns/Wendell Carter Jr. Technical Fouls - Dillon Brooks Flagrant Fouls - Rudy Gobert
Kevin Chouinard: Hawks missing lots of players tonight. For tonight’s game at Miami: Mo Gueye (right shoulder inflammation) is questionable. Nickeil Alexander-Walker (right great toe sprain) is out. Dyson Daniels (left great toe sprain) is out. Jalen Johnson (rest) is out. Jonathan Kuminga (left knee injury management) is out. Jock Landale (right high ankle sprain) is out. CJ McCollum (rest) is out. Onyeka Okongwu (left index finger sprain) is out. Gabe Vincent (left knee inflammation) is out.
Ira Winderman: Hawks are listing almost the entire rotation (Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, Jonathan Kuminga, CJ McCollum, Onyeka Okongwu) as questionable for Sunday at Heat, as if they are considering their seeding options.
NBA Stat?: At 41, LeBron James has the 6th most games in the NBA this season with 25+ PTS and 10+ AST: Nikola Jokic 23 Cade Cunningham 20 Luka Doncic 20 Jalen Johnson 8 Jamal Murray 8 LeBron James 7 #NBA
The first pick in the 2024 NBA draft spent his 21st birthday glued to the Atlanta bench in the Hawks’ 122-116 loss to Cleveland on Wednesday, the first “DNP-coach’s decision” — or healthy scratch — of his career. Risacher started the first two-thirds of the season but was removed from the starting group after a moribund 128-97 home loss to Miami dropped Atlanta to 27-31, with CJ McCollum taking his place. Since then, the Hawks have gone 18-4 and risen from the fringes of the playoff chase to the fifth position in the East. (Risacher did make one more start, in a game that All-Star forward Jalen Johnson missed).
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Marc Stein: NBA Players of the Month for March: The Lakers' Luka Doncic and Atlanta's Jalen Johnson.
Kevin Chouinard: Final: Hawks 123, Kings 113 Alexander-Walker: 27 pts, 8 ast Johnson: 26 pts, 10 reb Landale: 19 pts, 13 reb Quin Snyder gets his 500th career win
Jalen Johnson continues to prove that he is a one-of-a-kind talent. The Atlanta Hawks star secured an important milestone on Wednesday's 130-129 clutch road victory over the Detroit Pistons. By dropping 12 assists, he officially became the youngest small forward in NBA history to reach 500 assists or more in a single season since LeBron James. The 24-year-old registered 27 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Hawks over the Pistons.
Brad Rowland: Update: Jalen Johnson is AVAILABLE to play for the Hawks tonight. Back after a 2-game absence.
