Entering Monday, the Atlanta Hawks had won three games in a row. They were 8-4 in their last 12 games since December 23. With the team having played improved basketball for nearly the past month, a starting lineup change doesn’t normally need to happen.

The Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks are getting ready to tip off from Madison Square Garden and both teams just revealed their starting lineups for today'

In a game that felt like a must-win for the New York Knicks, they avenged their NBA Cup loss and defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Monday 119-110 with one of their more inspiring efforts all season. New York improves to 28-16 on the season while Atlanta’s three-game winning streak ends and they now sit at 22-20.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Today, the New York Knicks host the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden in an important, save-face matinee. Our heroes aim to break their slump against the surging Hawks,