Hawks-Knicks Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Mar 07 2010 1:30PM

The New York Knicks are in the midst of another miserable season. A few of their bright spots, however, have come against an Atlanta Hawks team that is headed toward the playoffs.

Coming off the worst 3-point shooting performance in league history, the Knicks look to bounce back with a third straight victory over the Hawks on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

Sitting near the bottom of the Eastern Conference and set to miss the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season, New York (21-41) has lost 12 of 14.

The Knicks, however, have had little trouble against Atlanta recently. The Hawks are fourth in the East and trying to catch Orlando for the Southeast Division lead, but New York has taken four of the previous five meetings and the last two this season - both in Atlanta.

The Hawks won 114-101 at MSG on Nov. 11.

While New York has shot 51.8 percent and averaged 109.0 points against the Hawks in 2009-10, it will almost certainly need to improve from 3-point range if it wants to take the season series for a second straight time.

The Knicks set an NBA record for 3-point futility by missing all 18 attempts in a 113-93 loss to lowly New Jersey on Saturday. That came one night after New York went 3 of 16 from beyond the arc in a 102-96 defeat at Toronto.

The Knicks rank near the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting at 33.5 percent.

"At a certain point you do have to score some,'' said Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, whose team went 12 for 23 on 3s in a 128-104 victory over Detroit on Wednesday.

Along with better long-range shooting, the Knicks need more of a contribution from Tracy McGrady. Averaging 12.4 points in nine games since being traded to the Knicks, McGrady was held to two on 1 of 6 from the field in 23 minutes against the Nets.

McGrady averaged 27.5 points in his last 13 games against the Hawks, although he has not faced them since March 2008.

David Lee had 23 points and Wilson Chandler scored 20 with 10 rebounds for the Knicks on Saturday. Chandler had 24 points and 17 boards in a 112-108 overtime win over the Hawks (40-22) on Jan. 1.

Former Knick Jamal Crawford has averaged 9.0 points and shot 34.4 percent against New York this season. He scored 24 in a 100-94 loss at Miami on Saturday that snapped the Hawks' four-game winning streak.

A poor fourth quarter doomed Atlanta, which shot 6 of 20 in the period and committed three straight turnovers in the final three minutes.

"We did some things that are not typical of us,'' said All-Star forward Al Horford, who has averaged 21.3 points and 14.0 rebounds against the Knicks this season. "It cost us the game.''

Horford had 25 points and Josh Smith added 22 with 12 rebounds in the Hawks' win at New York in November.

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Chandler's last-second block saves win for Knicks

By Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Monday March 8, 2010 11:18PM

NEW YORK (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Knicks have absorbed criticism all year long for their lack of interior defense.

But on Monday night, Wilson Chandler led the Knicks to a dramatic 99-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks with a last-second block of Josh Smith's dunk attempt at the rim.

For a brief instant, it appeared that the Hawks had pulled off a 100-99 victory after Al Horford hit a 3-foot putback jumper upon gathering Chandler's block with .6 seconds remaining.

But after the Madison Square Garden announcer initially informed the crowd of 19,763 that the Hawks had won, the officials overturned the call by replay and ruled that Horford's shot was no good because it came after time expired.

"When I caught the ball, your instinct is just to shoot the ball. I wasn't aware of the clock, I didn't know what was going on. I just threw it up there," Horford said. "Obviously, it wasn't good but we had our chance."

"It wasn't even close," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said. "I knew it wasn't even close so thank goodness for instant replay."

The Knicks (22-41) won for just the third time in 15 games even with seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady sitting on the bench resting his surgically repaired left knee.

McGrady, who managed just two points on 1-for-6 shooting in Saturday's blowout loss to the Nets, told D'Antoni before the game that he wasn't able to go. He underwent microfracture surgery in February 2009 and is still working his way back. He is expected to play Wednesday at San Antonio.

"I told Tracy it's not a sprint, it's a marathon to get him back to where he needs to go. It's definitely not surprising," D'Antoni said before the game.

Without McGrady, Danilo Gallinari poured in a game-high 27 points, making 4 of 5 from deep, and the Knicks were 10-for-15 from beyond the arc, while Atlanta was just 3-for-17.

That was especially significant considering New York set an NBA record for futility by going 0-for-18 from deep against the Nets 48 hours earlier.

David Lee added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks and Al Harrington scored 14 points off the bench.

Smith led Atlanta (40-23) with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Joe Johnson, one of the 2010 free agents the Knicks are targeting with their $30 million-plus in salary-cap space, added 22 points. Horford scored 19 and former Knick Jamal Crawford had 16 off the bench.

After New York took a 95-85 on a 3-pointer by Chandler, Atlanta used an 11-2 run to cut it to 97-96 on five straight points from Johnson.

After Smith scored on a putback to cut the Knick lead to 99-98, Toney Douglas dribbled upcourt and lost the ball near the Knicks' basket.

Crawford recovered, pushed the ball the other way and fed it to Smith in the paint.

But as Smith went up for the dunk, Chandler elevated and got all ball.

"It was a clean block," Chandler said. "I'm just happy we won."

The ball rebounded out to Horford, who drained a jumper after the light went off.

"I thought I saw the red light go off," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "It would've been nice but it went off before the ball actually went in."

Asked if he considered calling a timeout after his team gained possession on the turnover, Woodson said: "Maybe I should've called a timeout but again we got a great play at the rim. 'Smooth' [Smith] normally finishes those but hey, we didn't get the break there at the end."

NOTES: Knicks center Eddy Curry is expected to play at San Antonio Wednesday. The 7-foot Curry hasn't played since Jan. 18 after having surgery to remove loose cartilage in his knee.

• Hawks: Morris
• Knicks: Curry, Mobley

• Hawks: --
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 14
• Times Tied: 12

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #10 Ron Garretson, #71 Rodney Mott, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:14

Atlanta Hawks (40-23)		New York Knicks (22-41)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Lee vs Smith (Gallinari gains possession)
	11:44 [NYK 2-0]	Gallinari Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:29 [ATL 2-2]
	11:13	Lee Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Johnson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	10:55 [ATL 4-2]
	10:33 [NYK 5-4]	Walker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)
Smith Hook Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:11	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:04 [NYK 7-4]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (1 AST)
	09:46	Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:46 [ATL 5-7]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:46 [ATL 6-7]
	09:39 [NYK 9-6]	Rodriguez Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	09:20	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:20 [ATL 7-9]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:20 [ATL 8-9]
	09:06 [NYK 11-8]	Gallinari Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:47 [ATL 10-11]
	08:28	Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:26
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:13	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:03	Rodriguez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:01
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	07:52
	07:50	Rodriguez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:48	Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Smith Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:33 [ATL 12-11]
	07:14 [NYK 13-12]	Gallinari Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Walker (1 AST)
	07:01	Lee Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Bibby Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	07:01 [ATL 13-13]
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)	06:56
	06:47 [NYK 16-13]	Walker 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:21	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:00	Gallinari Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	05:47 [ATL 15-16]
	05:23 [NYK 18-15]	Lee Running Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	05:08
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:07
	05:07	Walker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:07	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:07	Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Harrington
	05:07	Walker Substitution replaced by Douglas
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:07 [ATL 16-18]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:07 [ATL 17-18]
	04:49	Chandler Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	04:40 [ATL 19-18]
Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:26
	04:15	Harrington Fade Away Bank shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:13
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:06	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:03 [NYK 21-19]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	03:35 [ATL 21-21]
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:23
Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford	03:23
	03:16 [NYK 24-21]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Douglas (1 AST)
Horford Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	02:56 [ATL 23-24]
	02:37 [NYK 26-23]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:37
Team Timeout : Regular	02:37
	02:37 [NYK 27-23]	Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:20	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:06	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:04
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:52
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:51
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	01:50
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	01:49
	01:49	Harrington Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Evans	01:49
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:35	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:26	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:25
Evans Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	01:09 [ATL 25-27]
	00:56.9	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:55.5
Horford Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	00:45.2 [ATL 27-27]
	00:21.4	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
	00:21.2	Team Rebound
	00:21.2	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.5	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (40-23)		New York Knicks (22-41)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:42	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:17	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:14
Evans Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pachulia (1 AST)	10:57 [ATL 29-27]
	10:45	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:43
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:32	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:25 [NYK 29-29]	Douglas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: House (1 AST)
Pachulia Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:02
Pachulia Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:02
	10:02	Lee Substitution replaced by Chandler
	09:52	Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:52	Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	09:52
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:41	Team Rebound
Pachulia Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	09:41
	09:23 [NYK 31-29]	Gallinari Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Pachulia Hook Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:04	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:48	House Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:47
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:27	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:24
	08:24	Timeout : Official
	08:24 [NYK 32-29]	Douglas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:24 [NYK 33-29]	Douglas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:11 [ATL 31-33]
	07:57	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:55
Crawford Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:49 [ATL 33-33]
	07:49	Douglas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:49	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Walker
	07:49	Douglas Substitution replaced by Rodriguez
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	07:49 [ATL 34-33]
	07:36 [NYK 35-34]	Walker Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (2 AST)
Teague Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:25 [ATL 36-35]
	07:03	House Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:02
Evans Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:48 [ATL 38-35]
	06:34 [NYK 37-38]	Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:20	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Teague Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:13
Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson	06:13
Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby	06:13
	06:05	Team Timeout : Short
	06:02	Chandler Hook Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:00
Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:45
	05:43	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:36	Rodriguez Layup Shot: Missed
	05:35	Rodriguez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:33	Rodriguez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (1 BLK)
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:32
	05:29	House Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:29	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by Horford	05:29
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Smith	05:29
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:13 [NYK 39-38]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (3 AST)
Horford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	04:59 [ATL 40-39]
	04:42	Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)
Crawford Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:38
Crawford Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:38
	04:22	Walker 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:21
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	04:09
Team Rebound	04:08
	04:08	Harrington Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	04:08	Harrington Substitution replaced by Lee
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:53	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Crawford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:45
	03:45 [NYK 40-40]	Rodriguez Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams	03:45
	03:45	Rodriguez Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	03:44
Smith Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	03:28 [ATL 42-40]
	03:16	Walker Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	03:16	House Substitution replaced by Gallinari
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	03:00
	02:46	Chandler Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
Team Timeout : Short	02:30
Horford Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	02:25
Jump Ball Chandler vs Horford (Gallinari gains possession)	02:25
	02:25	Team Rebound
Bibby Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:06
	02:06 [NYK 41-42]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	02:06 [NYK 42-42]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	01:53 [ATL 44-42]
	01:35	Rodriguez Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:33
Smith Hook Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:18	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:05 [NYK 44-44]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Walker (2 AST)
Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:42.5 [ATL 46-44]
	00:34.9	Rodriguez Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)
	00:33.7	Lee Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:28.5
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	00:28.5
	00:11.9	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:09.6
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.8
	00:01.1	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (40-23)		New York Knicks (22-41)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:41
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:39	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:16	Rodriguez 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:14
	11:13	Rodriguez Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:13
Team Rebound	11:13
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:13
	11:11	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:52 [NYK 46-46]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	10:33
	10:31	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	10:17	Walker Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
	10:16	Team Rebound
	10:07 [NYK 48-46]	Rodriguez Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:41
	09:39	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:36	Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Horford (2 ST)
Smith Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:33
Smith Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	09:33
	09:25 [NYK 50-46]	Rodriguez Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lee (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:23
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:09 [ATL 48-50]
	08:51 [NYK 52-48]	Rodriguez Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	08:38
	08:36	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	08:29	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:28
	08:26	Rodriguez Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Johnson Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)	08:20 [ATL 50-52]
	08:11	Rodriguez Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:11	Rodriguez Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford	08:11
Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:52 [ATL 52-52]
	07:34 [NYK 55-52]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Rodriguez (4 AST)
Horford Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)	07:14
Horford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:02
	07:02 [NYK 56-52]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	07:02 [NYK 57-52]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:44 [ATL 54-57]
	06:31	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:29
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:21	Walker Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:16	Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (3 BLK)
Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	06:15
	06:10	Lee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:10 [ATL 55-57]
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:10 [ATL 56-57]
	05:57 [NYK 59-56]	Gallinari Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:37	Rodriguez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:30	Gallinari Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:29	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	05:27 [NYK 61-56]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	05:06	Chandler Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Evans	05:06
	05:06	Walker Substitution replaced by Harrington
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:06 [ATL 57-61]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:06 [ATL 58-61]
	04:51	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:49
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:32	Rodriguez Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:17	Rodriguez Jump Shot: Missed
	04:15	Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	04:13 [NYK 63-58]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:54
Crawford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:52
	03:48	Lee Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	03:48	Rodriguez Substitution replaced by Douglas
Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia	03:48
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:48
Team Rebound	03:48
	03:48	Lee Substitution replaced by House
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:48
	03:47	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:37
	03:37 [NYK 64-58]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:37 [NYK 65-58]	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:24 [ATL 60-65]
	03:13	Harrington Running Jump Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:11
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:02 [ATL 62-65]
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:42
	02:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:42	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:42	Team Rebound
	02:42 [NYK 66-62]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:18 [ATL 65-66]
	01:53 [NYK 68-65]	House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)	01:36 [ATL 68-68]
	01:23 [NYK 71-68]	Douglas 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:05	Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:01 [NYK 73-68]	Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:49.8 [ATL 70-73]
	00:41.6 [NYK 76-70]	Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: House (2 AST)
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Williams	00:34.4
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:27.4	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:05.9	Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:04.9
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.5
Crawford Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:01.3
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (40-23)		New York Knicks (22-41)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [NYK 78-70]	Douglas Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Harrington (1 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)	11:23 [ATL 73-78]
	11:23	Douglas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	11:23 [ATL 74-78]
	11:00 [NYK 81-74]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: House (3 AST)
	10:41	Gallinari Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Crawford Free Throw Technical Missed	10:41
Team Rebound	10:41
	10:41	Chandler Substitution replaced by Lee
Smith Substitution replaced by Johnson	10:41
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:27	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:19 [NYK 83-74]	Lee Driving Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: House (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:16
Evans Substitution replaced by Smith	10:16
	10:03	Lee Foul : Personal (5 PF)
	10:03	Lee Substitution replaced by Walker
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:48	Team Rebound
	09:35	Douglas Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:33
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	09:26
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:23
Williams Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:23 [ATL 76-83]
	09:14 [NYK 85-76]	House Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:56
	08:44 [NYK 87-76]	House Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
Horford Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	08:32
Horford Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:32
	08:16	House Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Horford Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Smith (6 AST)	08:11 [ATL 78-87]
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:58
	07:45 [NYK 89-78]	Harrington Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Douglas (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	07:37
Williams Substitution replaced by Bibby	07:37
Smith Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	07:27 [ATL 80-89]
	07:27	Walker Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	07:27 [ATL 81-89]
	07:03	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:01
Smith Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	06:50 [ATL 83-89]
	06:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:47	Walker Substitution replaced by Lee
	06:47	House Substitution replaced by Chandler
	06:26 [NYK 92-83]	Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Douglas (3 AST)
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:04
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	06:03
Smith Putback Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	06:03 [ATL 85-92]
	05:47	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:46
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:43
	05:27 [NYK 95-85]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	04:54
Horford Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	04:53
Horford Tip Shot: Missed	04:53
Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	04:50
Horford Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:50 [ATL 87-95]
	04:34	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	04:32
	04:27	Douglas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	04:27 [ATL 88-95]
Bibby Substitution replaced by Williams	04:27
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	04:27 [ATL 89-95]
	04:07	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	04:05
	04:03	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	04:03 [ATL 90-95]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	04:03 [ATL 91-95]
	03:47	Lee Layup Shot: Missed
	03:46	Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	03:46 [NYK 97-91]	Lee Putback Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:29 [ATL 93-97]
	03:14	Douglas Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:13
	03:13	Douglas Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	03:13	Douglas Substitution replaced by House
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	03:13 [ATL 94-97]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	03:13 [ATL 95-97]
	02:56	Gallinari Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Horford (3 ST)
	02:53	Gallinari Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:53
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:53
Team Rebound	02:53
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	02:53 [ATL 96-97]
	02:38	House Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	02:38	House Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:21
	02:19	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:12	House Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:11	Team Rebound
Smith Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	02:11
	02:04	House Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:03
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:43	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	01:41	Team Timeout : Short
	01:41	House Substitution replaced by Douglas
	01:27	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:26
Smith Driving Jump shot: Missed	01:06
	01:05	Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	00:50.5 [NYK 99-96]	Harrington Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:50.5
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:32.9
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.8
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:27.8
Smith Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)	00:27.5 [ATL 98-99]
	00:07.9	Douglas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (2 ST)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (2 BLK)	00:01.7
Horford Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	00:00.6
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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