Knicks Dominate Game 4 in Atlanta. Series Tied 2-2. MSG is Next.

That wasn’t close. And New York needed that.

After two gut-punch one-point losses in this series — two games decided by a single basket — the New York Knicks walked into State Farm Arena tonight and didn’t let Atlanta breathe. Final score: 114-98. Series tied 2-2. Everything is back in front of them.

This was the version of the Knicks that the Garden faithful have been waiting to see since this series started. Not scrambling in the final minutes. Not watching a lead evaporate in the fourth quarter. Locked in, dominant, and clinical in the way playoff teams have to be when their season is on the line.

We watched from the MSG watch party tonight. Thousands of New York fans packed into the Garden to watch their team play on a screen 900 miles away in Atlanta — and when that final margin hit double digits and stayed there, the building erupted like the Knicks had just clinched right there on 7th Avenue. That is what this city is. That is what this fanbase does. Road game. Watch party. Doesn’t matter. MSG showed up.

The difference tonight was physicality and pace. The Knicks controlled both from the opening quarter and never let the Hawks find a rhythm. The 16-point margin is not fluky — it reflects how the game felt from the first tip. Atlanta was never really in it once the second quarter took shape.

The series is now exactly where it should have been all along — tied, coming back to New York, with the Knicks holding the home court advantage that matters most in a deciding game. Game 5 is Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks are 69% favorites. The Garden is going to be the loudest it has been all season.

Two wins away from the second round. One game at a time.

New York is alive. MSG is ready. 🔒🏀

Follow every game of the Knicks playoff run at gridlockny.com/knicks Game 5 — Tuesday April 28 — Madison Square Garden — 8PM ET