Schedule and 2025-26 Results
Regular Season Records: New York 53-29, Atlanta 46-36
Game 1 on Saturday, 18 April: Atlanta loses at New York, 113-pts-102
Game 2 on Monday, 20 April: Atlanta wins at New York, 107-pts-106
Game 3 on Thursday, 23 April: New York loses at Atlanta, 109-pts-108
Game 4 on Saturday, 25 April: New York wins at Atlanta, 114-pts-98
Game 5 on Tuesday, 28 April: Atlanta loses at New York, 126-pts-97
Game 6 on Thursday, 30 April: New York wins at Atlanta, 140-pts-89

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The New York Knickerbockers visited and topped the Atlanta Hawks 140-pts-89 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 victory. With the series 1634 win, the New York Knickerbockers improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 23-30 overall and 5-4 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1634 loss, the Atlanta Hawks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 10-28 (with an active four-series losing streak) overall and 6-8 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious New York Knickerbockers in series 1634 was WLLWWW: Series 1634 thus becomes the third NBA Preliminary-round series, the tenth NBA series (all rounds), and the 47th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. In series 1634 Game 6, the 47-point halftime and 53-point end-third-quarter leads by the New York Knickerbockers over the Hawks in Atlanta are the largest such leads in best-of-7 NBA playoff game history.

After Game 5: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and defeated the Atlanta Hawks 126-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 11-4 and a Game 6 record of 6-9. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 1-11 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 3-9 (with an active six-Game 6 losing streak). Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Atlanta Hawks achieved their sole series victory in series 1106, over the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2010 NBA Preliminary round.

After Game 4: The New York Knickerbockers visited and bested the Atlanta Hawks 114-pts-98 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 8-9 and a Game 5 record of 9-8, while the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 7-9 and a Game 5 record of 8-8. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series, teams (such as the New York Knickerbockers in series 1634) which post a WLLW win order, with the wins by double-digit margins and the losses by single-digit margins, had a series record of 3-1 (.750).

After Game 3: The Atlanta Hawks hosted and bested the New York Knickerbockers 109-pts-108 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 6-1 and a Game 4 record of 2-5. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 3-20 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 9-14 (with an active four-Game 4 losing streak). The Atlanta Hawks in series 1634 take a 2-games-1 best-of-7 NBA playoff series lead for the first time in five years, since series 1470 in the 2021 NBA Preilminary round (also against the New York Knickerbockers; Atlanta won series 1470 in five games). The sole best-of-7 NBA playoff series loss by the Atlanta Hawks in the wake of a 2-games-1 lead occurred in series 1236, to the Indiana Pacers in the 2014 NBA Preliminary round.

After Game 2: The Atlanta Hawks visited and bested the New York Knickerbockers 107-pts-106 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 10-12 and a Game 3 record of 8-14, while the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 5-10 and a Game 3 record of 3-12. Irrespective of Game 1 outcome in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Atlanta Hawks with their series 1634 Game 2 victory break a seven-Game 2 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series. Of the five series wins and three Game 2 victories by the Atlanta Hawks in the wake of a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-all tie, one of the Game 2 and series victories occurred at the expense of the New York Knickerbockers (in series 1470, in the 2021 NBA Preliminary round). The Atlanta Hawks trailed their host New York Knickerbockers by twelve points as late as after three quarters but emerged victorious in series 1634 Game 2: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947 through 19 April 2026, inclusive, road teams down twelve points as late as after three quarters had a game record of only 7-80 (.080) - the Atlanta Hawks thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback.

After Game 1: The New York Knickerbockers hosted and bested the Atlanta Hawks 113-pts-102 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Knickerbockers have a series record of 18-7 and a Game 2 record of 15-10. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have a series record of 1-23 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 7-17 (with an active five-Game 2 losing streak). Irrespective of Game 1 outcome in a best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Atlanta Hawks have an active seven-Game 2 losing streak. Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks have seen their Game 2 outcome presage their series outcome in their last eleven such series (one win, ten losses). Trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Atlanta Hawks achieved their sole series victory over the Washington Wizards in series 1277, in the 2015 NBA Quarterfinals.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the New York Knickerbockers finished seven games ahead of the Atlanta Hawks. From 1947 through the 2025 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season games, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 30-7 (.811) in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1634 is the 53rd best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the New York Knickerbockers, and the 38th for the Atlanta Hawks. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the New York Knickerbockers have an all-rounds series record of 22-30, a Preliminary-round series record of 4-4, and a Game 1 record of 25-27, while the Atlanta Hawks have an all-rounds series record of 10-27, a Preliminary-round series record of 6-7, and a Game 1 record of 13-24. Series 1634 is the fourth best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the New York Knickerbockers and the Atlanta Hawks. The New York Knickerbockers defeated the Atlanta Hawks in their first two previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series, in the 1971 NBA Quarterfinals and the 1999 NBA Quarterfinals; Atlanta defeated the Knicks in the 2021 NBA Preliminary round.