New York thoroughly dominated the opening half of a weekend doubleheader, annihilating the Atlanta Hawks by a 121-105 on Saturday at State Farm Arena. Both Brunson and Mitchell Robinson sat out of the showdown but the Knicks (49-28) kept them entertained with a thorough thrashing of the hated Hawks.

The combination of Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby has been superb through the first 24 minutes of play. Towns is leading the way with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting while Anunoby

Karl-Anthony Towns, who has carried the load during Jalen Brunson’s 13-game absence with an ankle injury, was a game-time scratch Tuesday before a 105-91 victory against the lowly 76ers at Madison Square Garden. Towns averaged 34.5 minutes over the 13 games since he was last inactive during a loss to the Warriors on March 4.