Hawks-Knicks Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Nov 10 2009 1:11PM

Jamal Crawford was primarily a starter in his four-plus years with the New York Knicks, but like every other season of his NBA career, those didn't end with a trip to the playoffs.

He'd like to think his first season with the Atlanta Hawks - and his role as a high-scoring reserve - will end that drought.

Crawford has given the Hawks a major boost off the bench, and he'll look to lead them to a fourth win in five games Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden against his struggling former team.

No current NBA player has gone longer without appearing in the postseason than Crawford, who's averaged 15.2 points in 604 games over his 10-year career.

The Knicks (1-7) didn't come close to making the playoffs with Crawford there, and the high-volume shooter was a popular scapegoat for the franchise's struggles. He averaged 17.6 points but shot 40.7 percent, starting 221 of his 299 games in New York, and was shipped to Golden State on Nov. 18 for Al Harrington.

The Warriors missed out on the playoffs last season as well, but a draft-day trade to the Hawks (5-2) has done wonders for Crawford. He's averaged 18.1 points in 29.9 minutes a game, making him the second-most productive reserve in the Eastern Conference behind the player for whom he was traded.

But while Harrington, scoring 19.7 per game as a sixth man, has done little to help New York win, Crawford's made a big impact on Atlanta. He's the team's second-leading scorer behind Joe Johnson and has averaged 22.8 points on 51.7 percent shooting over his last four games, scoring a team-high 25 in Saturday's 125-100 win over Denver.

"It's kind of cool sitting there now. I get a chance to figure out how I can help the team, whether that's coming off setting people up or coming off being aggressive and scoring," said Crawford, who had 21 points Nov. 29 in his return to MSG with the Warriors. "You kind of get a chance to watch the game, see the tempo, see the rhythm and try to come in after that."

Saturday's performance helped the Hawks bounce back from a rough road effort one night earlier, as they were outrebounded 56-35 in a 103-82 loss to Charlotte.

"It's a big statement," said forward Josh Smith, among the league leaders with 2.9 blocks per game. "It just shows that we don't dwell on losses, and we look forward to the next game."

The Knicks don't appear in any better shape to end their five-season playoff drought, and one of the league's worst defenses has again been the culprit. New York let up a conference-high 107.8 points per game in 2008-09 and has allowed 108.4 this season.

The Knicks' most recent defensive effort was among their best, but it still wasn't enough to win. Down 16 late in the third quarter to Utah on Monday, Toney Douglas nearly rallied New York with 15 second-half points, but the Jazz held on for a 95-93 victory.

"I thought we tried," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We had energy and we were active."

Douglas missed a potential tying shot just before the buzzer, and the rookie guard finished with 21 points off the bench after scoring 16 in a 102-87 loss at Milwaukee on Saturday.

The Knicks took two of three from Atlanta last season, winning both at MSG.

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Horford, Hawks too much for Knicks, who lose fifth straight

By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday November 12, 2009 12:12AM

NEW YORK (NBA.com exclusive) -- Al Horford saw former Florida teammate David Lee out at a steak house in New York City on Tuesday night.

And then he did everything but steal Lee's lunch money on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.

The 6-foot-10, 245-pound Horford outmuscled and outplayed Lee in the paint en route to a game-high 25 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as visiting Atlanta handed New York its fifth straight loss, 114-101, before 19,699.

The 6-foot-9, 250-pound Lee simply couldn't guard Horford in the paint, and finished with nine points and seven boards.

"[Horford] just muscled us in," said Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni. "He's good. He got to the hole. We didn't foul hard enough. He and Josh Smith had at least two or three three-point plays that we needed to have a little bit more resistance."

After the Knicks led by as many as 14 points before the break, Atlanta (6-2) outscored them 67-45 in the second half, getting 21 points from Horford and 11 from the 6-foot-9 Smith, who finished with 22 points and 12 boards.

Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson added 19 points apiece for the Hawks, with Johnson, the reigning NBA Player of the Week, scoring 12 points in the decisive second half. Maurice Evans scored 12 off the bench, and former Knick Jamal Crawford had 11.

After managing just four points in the first half on 2-for-8 shooting, Horford took over in the third quarter, scoring 14 points on a variety of drives and dunks. He went 4-for-5 in the quarter and made 6 of 7 from the stripe as Atlanta outscored New York, 37-23.

After trailing by seven at the break (54-47), the Hawks rattled off 12 unanswered points to turn a 71-66 deficit into an 84-77 lead after three.

"We played a bad first half and coach [Mike Woodson] said we have to keep defending and rebounding so that's what I did and I just got the opportunities in the third quarter," Horford said.

In the fourth quarter, Horford flushed a wide-open dunk that put Atlanta up by 10.

That play was amplified minutes later when New York's Al Harrington (23 points, 12 rebounds) missed a wide-open dunk on the other end, triggering angry boos and sending some fans to the exits.

"We kept going to [Horford] and I thought he just made play after play that really gave us the spurt that we needed to regain the lead," Woodson said.

The Knicks entered as the league's fourth-worst defensive team, giving up 108.4 points per game. They have now yielded 100 or more points in eight of their nine games.

D'Antoni gave rookie Toney Douglas his first career NBA start and Douglas made the most of the opportunity.

The 6-foot-2 rookie out of Florida State notched his career-high for the second straight game by scoring 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting.

"For a point guard he's going to have to grow a lot," D'Antoni said. "He's playing with a lot of enthusiasm."

Douglas was coming off a career-high 21 points in Monday's 95-93 loss to Utah, but missed a potential game-tying nine-foot jumper at the buzzer.

While Douglas was a bright spot, point guard Chris Duhon continued to play poorly and had a dreadful stat line: 0 points on 0-for-6 shooting, three turnovers, three rebounds, two assists.

"He's going to have to play better and hopefully he'll do it," D'Antoni said.

Asked if Duhon might lose his starting job, the coach said, "We'll see, I don't know yet."

Crawford said before the game that the Knicks would have made the playoffs last season had he not been traded to clear salary cap space.

"Yes, we would've made the playoffs last year. I think 37, 38 wins is the playoffs last year. We would've got there," Crawford said.

The Knicks finished 32-50 and haven't made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season.

Crawford was traded Nov. 18 to Golden State for Harrington and subsequently dealt to Atlanta in a draft-day deal.

"It was the best start in the last 10 years for the Knicks," he said of last year's 6-3 start. "My only regret was that I was here through the roughest times. I just wanted to be here when things turned around. And that was the thing that bothered me the most."

No current NBA player has gone longer without appearing in the postseason than Crawford, who has averaged 15.2 points in 604 games over his 10-year career.

But with a young core led by Horford, Bibby and Smith, Crawford hopes to end that streak this year.

"Hopefully, God willing and everybody stays healthy we'll get a chance this year," he said.

The Knicks?

Probably not.

• Hawks: Hunter
• Knicks: Curry, Mobley

• Hawks: Woodson
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #19 James Capers, #53 Mark Lindsay
• Attendance: 19699
• Duration: 2:10

Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lee vs Smith (Bibby gains possession)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:40
	11:39	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:26	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:21 [ATL 2-0]
	11:11	Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:46	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:36 [NYK 3-2]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:22 [ATL 4-3]
	10:22	Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:22 [ATL 5-3]
	10:10	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	10:01
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:00
Horford Tip Shot: Missed	10:00
	09:57	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:47 [NYK 5-5]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bibby Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	09:32
	09:31	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:16	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:15
Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:07 [ATL 7-5]
	08:55 [NYK 8-7]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Duhon (1 AST)
Horford Running Hook Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:31	Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:20	Duhon Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:19
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gallinari (1 ST)	08:03
	07:59 [NYK 10-7]	Gallinari Running Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Horford Jump Hook Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:35	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:24 [NYK 12-7]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	07:08	Douglas Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Team Rebound
	06:34	Douglas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	06:13
	06:12	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:11
	06:00 [NYK 14-7]	Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	05:53	Douglas Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:53	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Harrington
	05:53	Douglas Substitution replaced by Hughes
Johnson Running Hook Shot: Missed	05:49
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:48
	05:48	Harrington Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	05:39 [ATL 10-14]
	05:18	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
	05:17	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:11	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:10
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:58 [ATL 12-14]
	04:31 [NYK 16-12]	Harrington Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	04:09	Hughes Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	04:09
	04:09	Lee Substitution replaced by Jeffries
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:09 [ATL 13-16]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:09 [ATL 14-16]
	03:51	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:28
Horford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:27 [ATL 16-16]
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:19
	03:04	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
	03:03	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:02	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	03:01	Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:00	Jeffries Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:00
	03:00	Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	03:00	Duhon Substitution replaced by Douglas
Horford Hook Shot: Missed Block: Jeffries (1 BLK)	02:50
	02:47	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:31 [NYK 18-16]	Hughes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harrington (1 AST)
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jeffries (1 ST)	02:15
	02:05	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:03
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	01:58 [ATL 18-18]
	01:42 [NYK 20-18]	Hughes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:23	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:12 [NYK 22-18]	Jeffries Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hughes (1 AST)
Horford Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:52.5
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	00:52.5
	00:38.9	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:37.7
Evans Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	00:34.7 [ATL 20-22]
	00:15.3 [NYK 24-20]	Harrington Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:15.3
	00:15.3 [NYK 25-20]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	00:04.0 [ATL 23-25]
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Jeffries Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
	11:36	Gallinari Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:18 [ATL 25-25]
	11:09 [NYK 27-25]	Hughes Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:53
Williams Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:53
	10:46 [NYK 29-25]	Hughes Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Crawford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:46
	10:46	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:44
Pachulia Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:27 [ATL 27-29]
	10:13 [NYK 31-27]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:04
	10:03	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:54 [NYK 33-27]	Jeffries Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hughes (2 AST)
	09:42	Jeffries Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Smith Substitution replaced by Smith	09:42
Crawford Substitution replaced by Johnson	09:42
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:30
	09:14	Jeffries Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
Smith Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:01
Smith Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:01
	08:42 [NYK 35-27]	Harrington Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hughes (1 ST)	08:29
	08:24	Hughes Jump Shot: Missed
	08:22	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:22 [NYK 37-27]	Harrington Putback Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:11
Smith Substitution replaced by Bibby	08:11
Pachulia Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	08:02
Woodson Technical	08:02
	08:02	Gallinari Free Throw Technical Missed
	08:02	Team Rebound
	07:43	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:41
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	07:23
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:21
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	07:15 [ATL 30-37]
	07:05 [NYK 39-30]	Douglas Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hughes (3 AST)
Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:05
	07:05	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Chandler
	07:05	Hughes Substitution replaced by Duhon
	07:05	Jeffries Substitution replaced by Lee
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford	07:05
	07:05 [NYK 40-30]	Douglas Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:43	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:38	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:37
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:32
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:32
Horford Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:32 [ATL 32-40]
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:26
Williams Substitution replaced by Smith	06:26
	06:26 [NYK 41-32]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	06:26 [NYK 42-32]	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:13
	05:50	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:50	Team Rebound
	05:50	Timeout : Official
	05:44 [NYK 44-32]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Duhon (2 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	05:29 [ATL 35-44]
	05:13	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:11
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:02
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:01
	04:51	Duhon Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:51	Douglas Substitution replaced by Hughes
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:40
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	04:35
	04:34	Harrington Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Smith Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)	04:21 [ATL 37-44]
	04:05	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:04
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Duhon (1 ST)	03:56
	03:38 [NYK 47-37]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hughes (4 AST)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	03:14 [NYK 49-37]	Harrington Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
	02:58	Lee Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Horford Jump Hook Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:30 [NYK 51-37]	Harrington Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:15	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:07	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:06
Evans Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	02:01
Team Rebound	02:01
Smith Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	01:52 [ATL 39-51]
	01:42	Duhon Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:41
	01:36	Duhon Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:36 [ATL 40-51]
Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:36 [ATL 41-51]
	01:22 [NYK 53-41]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hughes (5 AST)
Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:22
	01:22 [NYK 54-41]	Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:04 [ATL 43-54]
	00:53.9	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:52.8
Evans Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)	00:47.8 [ATL 45-54]
	00:34.8	Harrington Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:33.4
Smith Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	00:25.4
	00:05.9	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:04.7
Evans Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	00:00.1 [ATL 47-54]
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Gallinari Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:38
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:04 [NYK 56-47]	Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)	10:44 [ATL 49-56]
	10:33	Douglas Layup Shot: Missed
	10:33	Team Rebound
Bibby Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:33
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:30
	10:30	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	10:30 [NYK 57-49]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	10:30 [NYK 58-49]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Horford Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bibby (5 AST)	10:16 [ATL 51-58]
	10:16	Lee Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	10:16 [ATL 52-58]
	10:09	Lee Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	10:09	Lee Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	09:55	Gallinari Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:45	Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:45
	09:35	Duhon Layup Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:33
Bibby Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)	09:27 [ATL 54-58]
	09:16	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:15
Smith Jump Hook Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:02	Chandler Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	08:44
	08:43	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:31 [NYK 60-54]	Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:31
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	08:31
	08:31 [NYK 61-54]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:12 [ATL 56-61]
	07:52	Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:49 [ATL 58-61]
	07:49	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:49	Duhon Substitution replaced by Hughes
	07:49	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Harrington
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:49
	07:48	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:30	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	07:29	Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:29	Lee Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	07:28	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:28	Lee Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	07:26	Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:26	Lee Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)
	07:26	Team Rebound
Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:08
	07:08 [NYK 62-58]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	07:08 [NYK 63-58]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Horford Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	06:55 [ATL 60-63]
	06:42 [NYK 65-60]	Douglas Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS)
	06:29	Hughes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:29 [ATL 61-65]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:29 [ATL 62-65]
	06:20	Douglas Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
	06:08	Lee Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	06:08	Lee Substitution replaced by Jeffries
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:08 [ATL 63-65]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	06:08 [ATL 64-65]
	05:58 [NYK 67-64]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	05:42
	05:41	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:26 [NYK 69-64]	Chandler Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (1 AST)
Smith Reverse Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)	05:04 [ATL 66-69]
	04:53 [NYK 71-66]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:51
Johnson Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:28 [ATL 68-71]
	04:01	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:00
Horford Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)	03:57 [ATL 70-71]
	03:57	Douglas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	03:57 [ATL 71-71]
	03:52	Hughes Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:50
Horford Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bibby (6 AST)	03:46 [ATL 73-71]
	03:46	Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:46
	03:44	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:28	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	03:27
Bibby Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:14 [ATL 75-71]
	03:00	Douglas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bibby (2 ST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bibby (7 AST)	02:50 [ATL 78-71]
Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:36
	02:36	Douglas Substitution replaced by Duhon
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	02:36
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	02:36
	02:36 [NYK 72-78]	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:36	Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	02:36 [NYK 73-78]	Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:13 [ATL 80-73]
Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:02
	02:02 [NYK 74-80]	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	02:02 [NYK 75-80]	Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harrington (1 ST)	01:35
	01:31 [NYK 77-80]	Harrington Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Hughes (6 AST)
	01:16	Harrington Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:16 [ATL 81-77]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:16 [ATL 82-77]
	00:58.9	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:57.9
Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	00:43.9 [ATL 84-77]
	00:35.9	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:34.6
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	00:13.9
	00:11.9	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:00.9	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	11:41 [ATL 86-77]
	11:21 [NYK 79-86]	Lee Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Harrington (2 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:07 [ATL 88-79]
	10:45	Lee Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	10:30
	10:29	Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:20	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:19
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:09
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:08
	10:04	Hughes Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	10:04	Duhon Substitution replaced by Douglas
	10:04	Hughes Substitution replaced by Jeffries
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	09:54
Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	09:52
Horford Tip Shot: Made (20 PTS)	09:52 [ATL 90-79]
Williams Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:43
Williams Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	09:36
Williams Substitution replaced by Smith	09:36
	09:36 [NYK 80-90]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	09:36 [NYK 81-90]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)	09:16 [ATL 92-81]
	09:01 [NYK 84-92]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Johnson Layup Shot: Missed	08:42
	08:41	Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:28 [NYK 86-92]	Douglas Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Horford Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (22 PTS)	08:04 [ATL 94-86]
	07:50	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:49
Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Harrington (2 ST)	07:31
	07:28	Jeffries Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
	07:28	Lee Substitution replaced by Chandler
	07:28	Jeffries Substitution replaced by Hughes
Evans Substitution replaced by Bibby	07:28
	07:06	Douglas Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)	07:01 [ATL 97-86]
	06:47 [NYK 89-97]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	06:24 [ATL 99-89]
	06:08	Gallinari Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)
	06:07	Team Rebound
	06:04 [NYK 91-99]	Douglas Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Hughes (7 AST)
	05:50	Team Timeout : Regular
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:36
	05:35	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	05:22	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:20
Horford Driving Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Bibby (8 AST)	05:13 [ATL 101-91]
	04:56 [NYK 93-101]	Harrington Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Bibby (9 AST)	04:40 [ATL 103-93]
	04:40	Harrington Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)	04:40 [ATL 104-93]
	04:34	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	04:33
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	04:28
	04:27	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:18	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	04:16
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	03:44	Gallinari Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Horford (2 ST)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)	03:41 [ATL 106-93]
	03:41	Chandler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	03:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:41
	03:40	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:25	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:25	Harrington Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
Horford Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:25
	03:15 [NYK 95-106]	Chandler Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (14 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:49 [ATL 108-95]
	02:38 [NYK 97-108]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
	02:20	Hughes Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	02:20 [ATL 109-97]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:20
	02:19	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	01:55	Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:54
	01:51	Hughes Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:51 [ATL 110-97]
Johnson Substitution replaced by Evans	01:51
Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:51 [ATL 111-97]
	01:41	Douglas Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	01:39
Team Timeout : Short	01:34
	01:34	Chandler Substitution replaced by Hill
	01:34	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Landry
Horford Substitution replaced by Teague	01:34
Bibby Substitution replaced by Morris	01:34
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Harrington (3 ST)	01:18
	01:13 [NYK 99-111]	Hill Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hughes (8 AST)
	00:55.5	Landry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 3 (10 PTS)	00:55.5 [ATL 112-99]
Evans Free Throw 2 of 3 (11 PTS)	00:55.5 [ATL 113-99]
Evans Free Throw 3 of 3 (12 PTS)	00:55.5 [ATL 114-99]
	00:45.9	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:44.9	Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:37.9	Landry 3pt Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:35.9
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.9
	00:15.9	Harrington Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	00:12.1 [NYK 101-114]	Hughes Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Harrington (3 AST)
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	MSG	Local	Final
		--	SSO-ATL	Local	Final