On SportsNite, Jon Alba and SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley discuss how critical the Knicks' win over the Hawks was, their stellar defense keeping Trae Young in check, and a rusty Karl-Anthony Towns coming back after missing two games with his injured thumb.

Although the late, great Martin Luther King Jr. hailed from Atlanta, Georgia, the mecca of basketball resides in New York, New York. With such a marriage of admiration and respect for the civil rights leader and the prestigious Madison Square Garden, it's no surprise the NBA pushed the Knicks as a marquee franchise for the significant holiday.