Knicks-Hawks Preview

Posted Apr 03 2013 1:21AM

Nothing Carmelo Anthony does should come as a surprise to the Atlanta Hawks.

Anthony enters off his first 50-point effort for the New York Knicks, who will try for their 10th straight victory Wednesday night when they visit the Hawks.

New York (47-26) is enjoying its longest win streak since the 1993-94 team won 15 in a row, with Anthony turning in a spectacular performance in the opener of this two-game trip. He matched a career high with 50 points, making his first seven shots and finishing 7 of 10 on 3-pointers Tuesday in a 102-90 victory over a Miami team playing without LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

"I think just from the start of the game, it's a feeling that you just have while you're out there on the court," Anthony said. "Sometimes you get off to a good start and then you get cold the rest of the game, but tonight wasn't one of those cases."

In three games against Atlanta (42-33) under former Hawks coach Mike Woodson, Anthony is averaging 39.0 points. He scored 42 and tied a franchise record with nine 3-pointers in a 106-104 victory Jan. 27 in these teams' only previous meeting this season.

Anthony is averaging an NBA-high 9.0 points per game in the first quarter. He scored 17 in the first period Tuesday, marking the fifth time this season he has scored at least that many through 12 minutes.

Knicks center Tyson Chandler had two rebounds and two blocks in 23 minutes in his return after missing 10 games with a bulging disc.

Chandler said that he does not know whether he will play Wednesday, but that he felt "no serious pain but some stiffness and soreness."

New York cut its magic number to five to capture its first Atlantic Division title since 1993-94. The Knicks pulled into a virtual tie with Central Division leader Indiana in the race for the No. 2 seed.

"It's going to be a fight all the way to the end with Indiana and we want to win our division so these guys are playing for something," Woodson said. "So every game means something and it's important that we continue to win."

While the Knicks caught a break Tuesday since the Heat played without their two best players, they could be similarly fortunate one night later.

The Hawks are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, sitting one game behind Brooklyn in the race for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. That doesn't seem like a priority for coach Larry Drew, however.

"As we move forward as well, I'm going to have to limit some guys' minutes, still have some guys who are a little banged up, some guys that are tired so chances are we will be resting guys these last seven games," Drew said.

Atlanta welcomed center Al Horford back from a two-game absence due to a stomach illness in Monday's 102-94 victory over Cleveland. The Hawks were fortunate since they missed Cavaliers top scorer Kyrie Irving.

Devin Harris had a season-high 25 points and seven assists while Josh Smith nearly recorded his fourth career triple-double with 18 points, 14 boards and eight assists.

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Anthony scores 40, Knicks win 10th straight

Posted Apr 03 2013 11:45PM

ATLANTA (AP) Carmelo Anthony put on another scoring show, though he didn't have to do it alone.

Anthony scored 40 points and the Knicks got key contributions from J.R. Smith and Raymond Felton during a 19-5 fourth-quarter run that sparked New York to its 10th straight victory, 95-82 over Atlanta on Wednesday night.

"Melo is smart enough to know that if he's doubled, he'll sacrifice the ball," said Knicks coach Mike Woodson. "And we've got enough shooters around him that are making big shots. That opens it up for him even more. And when he gets going like he did tonight, they're not going to leave him alone very often."

Anthony, who scored 50 in his last game at Miami, scored 26 in the first half. He commanded more defensive attention in the second half, which left opportunities for Smith, who scored 19, and Felton, who scored 14. Felton's quickness to the basket resulted in three straight scores during a 12-2 streak that turned a tie game into an 84-74 Knicks lead that was never threatened.

"A lot of (Anthony's) points came off the bounce, with just two or three dribbles, and then a quick pull-up," Woodson said. "When he got doubled, he got the ball out. It was kind of nice to play off him tonight."

Atlanta forward Al Horford admitted, "He hit a lot of tough shots. I think he was very comfortable out there. We probably should have tried to pressure him more."

Anthony made 17 of 27 from the field and was 5-for-6 at the line. He also had five rebounds and three assists, with only one turnover.

"The rhythm was there and I wanted to see if I still had it going," Anthony said. "It was just one of those nights once again. I feel like when I have the opportunity, I just want to take my time and take it when I'm open and then find the open man when I'm doubled."

The game was tied at 72 with 9:48 left when New York took control. The Knicks outscored the Hawks 23-10 the rest of the way, as Felton scored 10 in the final period.

"I think our coverages were bad," said Hawks guard Jeff Teague. "I should have backed up a little bit on Raymond Felton and let him shoot a contested shot. But I got up a little bit and he used his speed to get by me."

The win puts New York in sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference.

"This team is playing for something," Woodson said. "We know every game counts. We've had our ups and downs because of injuries, but we've just got to finish this regular season out."

Atlanta lost the opportunity to move into a tie for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and wasted a 25-point effort by Kyle Korver, who came up two points short of his season high.

"They were switching a lot of things trying to take away Josh (Smith) and Al and I was able to get some looks in the first half," Korver said. "I tried to knock them down."

Korver moved into third place on the all-time list for consecutive games with a 3-point basket. Korver passed Reggie Miller at 10:54 in the first quarter

when he made a 3-pointer from the right side. He's now connected for a trey in 69 straight games. Korver is still a long away from catching Dana Barros (89 consecutive games), but is within distance of Dennis Scott (78) and Michael Adams (79).

"We played a very hot basketball team," said Hawks coach Larry Drew. "Particularly Carmelo, who's playing at a very high level right now, shooting the ball extremely, extremely well. I thought there were times we defended him well. He still made shots."

Notes: Atlanta forward John Jenkins missed his third game since suffering a concussion against Boston. . . . Atlanta's Devin Harris was not available because of foot injury. He had rehab treatment on Wednesday.. . . The Syracuse men's basketball team attended the game. The team is in town to compete in the NCAA Final Four. . . . Also at courtside was comedian Conan O'Brien.

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Notebook: Knicks 95, Hawks 82

Jonathan Cooper, for NBA.com
Posted Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:12 AM - Updated Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:12 AM

THE FACTS: One night after scoring 50 points in a win over Miami, Carmelo Anthony scored 40 points and got key contributions from J.R. Smith and Raymond Felton down the stretch as the New York Knicks made it a season-best 10 straight wins by beating the Atlanta Hawks 95-82 Wednesday night.

The win kept the Knicks (48-26) a half-game ahead of Indiana for second place in the Eastern Conference.

Smith had 19 points and Felton finished with 14 for New York. Kyle Korver had 25 points for Atlanta, which lost for the third straight time to New York. The Hawks still hold a half-game lead over Chicago for fifth place in the East.

Anthony was spectacular over the first three quarters, outscoring the rest of the Knicks team 36-32 while shooting 15-for-22, including a torrid 6-for-9 in the third quarter. In the fourth, however, it was Anthony's supporting cast that took over.

Felton and J.R. Smith each scored 10 points in the final stanza, which saw only four New York players score (Anthony had four points and Steve Novak hit a 3). The Knicks shot 56.8 percent in the second half, including a torrid 63.2 percent (12-for-19) in the last quarter during which they outscored Atlanta, which shot 50 percent (48.5 for the game), 27-14. They also played superb defense on Atlanta's bigs, limiting Al Horford to nine points and Josh Smith to 10.

QUOTABLE: "They were switching a lot of things to try to take away Josh and Al. I was able to get some looks in the first half. I just tried to knock them down."

-- Kyle Korver, who hit 6 of his 10 treys

THE STAT: 9-23: That was the combined shooting of Josh Smith and Horford. Smith was 5-for-13, 1-for-5 in the second half. Horford saw his streak of 32 straight double-digit-scoring games end with his nine-point night, during which he took only 10 shots, making four of them.

TURNING POINT: While Anthony carried the Knicks almost all night, the player that came up biggest at the end of the game was guard Felton. With the score tied at 70 two minutes into the final quarter, Felton made a steal that led to a J.R. Smith layup. New York would never trail or be tied again. But the veteran guard wasn't done. He'd scored six straight New York points in a 77-second span that opened up an eight-point lead.

QUOTABLE II: "He was big because we changed our offense up a little bit, and instead of using two guards we just went with one up the middle. He was pretty good at delivering for us."

--New York coach Mike Woodson on Felton

HOT: Anthony stayed hot in the second game of the back-to-back as he shot 17-for-27 (63.0 percent). He tormented Josh Smith, one of the league's premiere defenders, shooting 5-for-8 in the first quarter, 4-for-5 in the second, 6-for-9 in the third and hitting J's from either side of the court.

HOT II: Korver did his best to counter Anthony and keep the Hawks in the game. In the middle two frames, Korver sizzled, nailing 5-for-7 shots, 2-for-4 from 3. In the third, he went 3-for-4, all from 3three, scoring 10 points. In the third quarter, he nailed a pair of 3s in a 41-second span, then grabbed a rebound and blocked a shot as the Hawks cut an eight-point lead to one.

NOT: Josh Smith had a frustrating night all around, but especially at the foul line, going 0-for-7, all in the first half. Jeff Teague was the only other Hawk to get to the foul line in the first half, going 5-for-6. New York outscored the Knicks from the line 6-5 in the first half despite being outshot from there, 13-8. For the game, Atlanta shot 47.4 percent from the line, 9-for-19.

GOOD MOVE: With 1:32 remaining in the third quarter and the score tied at 64, J.R. Smith was whistled for a technical foul for getting into it with Atlanta forward Ivan Johnson who had just bumped Anthony. While Korver converted the technical foul, giving Atlanta the lead, Smith's standing up for Anthony is what a good teammate does. It also fired up Smith, who went off in the fourth, shooting 4-for-5, 1-for-2 from 3three.

BAD MOVE: Atlanta didn't do a good job of getting Horford touches in scoring position. Horford got only two points and attempted only four shots in the first half. He didn't get his first shot until 2:40 remained in the first quarter, and did not get another until five minutes elapsed in the second. Of his three second-quarter FGAs, two came on one possession and he didn't get off another shot after that until the final minute before the half. Horford, who had a streak of 32 double-digit-scoring games ? he was looking to tie his career-high of 33 ? managed only nine points the entire night, three of them in the fourth quarter, when the lead had reached double-digits. A lot of the credit goes to the defense of reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Tyson Chandler, and veteran Kenyon Martin.

ROOKIE WATCH: Knicks guard Pablo Prigioni was solid in his 10th straight start at the point. In 13:26, he shot 2-for-4, all from 3three, and grabbed a rebound. He made both of his 3s in the third quarter, with the second one coming with 5:14 remaining. It extended a one-point New York lead to four.

NOTABLE: Among the notables in the crowd were Conan O'Brien, former Hawk Kevin Willis, Butler University coach Brad Stevens and rapper 2 Chainz. ...Korver's first-quarter 3 gave him at least one 3 in 69 straight games, passing Reggie Miller for the fourth-longest streak in NBA history. ...Josh Smith dished out five assists on the night. His fifth was the 2,159th of his career, tying him for 10th with Spud Webb in franchise history. ...Anthony's basket with 43.1 seconds remaining in the half, moved him past former Knick Rolando Blackman and into 67th place on the NBA all-time scoring list. He has 17,641 career points. Next up is Magic Johnson, who scored 17,707. ...Former Hawks coach Woodson won his first game in Atlanta since coming to New York. Woodson coached the Hawks from 2004 through 2010, going 135-111 in games at Philips Arena. ...Atlanta had 22 assists, making it 66 games out of 76 this season with at least 20 assists.

UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Friday vs. Milwaukee, Sunday @ Oklahoma City, Tuesday vs. Washington. For the Hawks, Friday vs. Philadelphia, Saturday @ San Antonio, Wednesday @ Philadelphia.

• Knicks: Stoudemire, Thomas, Wallace
• Hawks: Pachulia, Williams

• Knicks: Smith
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #6 Tony Brown, #44 Eli Roe
• Attendance: 17404
• Duration: 2:12

New York Knicks (48-26)		Atlanta Hawks (42-34)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Chandler (Prigioni gains possession)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:43 [NYK 2-0]
	11:23	Teague 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:20
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
	11:07	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:56 [ATL 3-2]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Missed	10:42
	10:41	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:25 [ATL 5-2]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Anthony Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	10:10
	10:09	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:00 [ATL 8-2]	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:37	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:16	Team Rebound
Chandler Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:16
	08:52 [ATL 10-2]	Teague Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:35	Korver Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:26	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:11	Smith Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:08
Chandler Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	08:01
	07:59	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:55	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:52
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:45 [NYK 4-10]
	07:32 [ATL 12-4]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Teague (2 AST)
	07:15	Stevenson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:15 [NYK 5-12]
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Smith	07:15
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:15 [NYK 6-12]
	07:02	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Felton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)	06:49 [NYK 8-12]
	06:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:27	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)
Shumpert Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	06:20 [NYK 10-12]
Anthony Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:14
	06:14	Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:14	Team Rebound
	06:14 [ATL 13-10]	Teague Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Smith Driving Jump shot: Missed	05:53
	05:52	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:32	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:31
Smith Driving Jump shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:10	Teague Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:08
Chandler Substitution replaced by Martin	05:08
	05:08	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Jones
	04:59	Jones Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:46	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:42	Teague Jump Shot: Missed
	04:40	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:40	Jones Tip Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:39
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:19
	04:18	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Smith Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:05
	04:05 [ATL 14-10]	Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:05	Korver Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	04:05 [ATL 15-10]	Teague Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Shumpert Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)	03:58 [NYK 12-15]
Felton Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:51
Felton Substitution replaced by Kidd	03:51
	03:40	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:22 [NYK 14-15]
	02:56	Teague 3pt Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:55
Shumpert Jump Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:40	Horford Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:39
Smith Turnaround Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:14 [NYK 16-15]
	02:02	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:01
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	01:49 [NYK 18-15]
Kidd Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:26
Team Timeout : Regular	01:26
	01:26	Teague Substitution replaced by Johnson
	01:26	Horford Substitution replaced by Mack
	01:26	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:26	Team Rebound
	01:26	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:24	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Shumpert Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:15
	01:15	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:15	Team Rebound
	01:15	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:10	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:53.9	Smith Running Hook Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:52.8
Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	00:42.0 [NYK 21-15]
	00:28.3 [ATL 18-21]	Mack 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:05.7 [NYK 23-18]
	00:00.9	Mack 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.3	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
End of 1st Quarter
New York Knicks (48-26)		Atlanta Hawks (42-34)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [ATL 20-23]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)	11:28 [NYK 25-20]
	11:14 [ATL 23-25]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	11:06
Smith Driving Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:47 [NYK 27-23]
Shumpert Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:36
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Copeland	10:36
	10:21	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:20
Smith Driving Jump shot: Missed	10:07
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:07
	10:07	Tolliver Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:07 [NYK 28-23]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:07
	10:05	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:45 [ATL 25-28]	Mack Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	Mack Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:24	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:23
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:05	Tolliver Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:57	Mack 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:55
Smith Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	08:34
Smith Foul: Personal (2 PF)	08:25
	08:25	Mack Substitution replaced by Teague
Smith Substitution replaced by Anthony	08:25
Copeland Substitution replaced by Felton	08:25
	08:12	Jones Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	08:12	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Horford
	08:09	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Novak 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)	07:54 [NYK 31-25]
	07:38	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
	07:28	Stevenson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:28
Team Rebound	07:28
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	07:28 [NYK 32-25]
	07:11	Horford Driving Hook Shot: Missed
	07:10	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:10 [ATL 27-32]	Horford Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Anthony Step Back Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:55 [NYK 34-27]
	06:35	Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Korver (1 BLK)	06:29
	06:26	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:06	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:05
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Novak Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	05:25
	05:25
Martin Substitution replaced by Chandler	05:25
	05:25	Johnson Substitution replaced by Smith
	05:12 [ATL 29-34]	Korver Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Teague (3 AST)
Anthony Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Novak (1 AST)	04:51 [NYK 36-29]
	04:38 [ATL 31-36]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Felton Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)	04:20
	04:09	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Novak Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:08
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	03:52 [NYK 38-31]
	03:33 [ATL 33-38]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Teague (4 AST)
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:10	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:02 [ATL 36-38]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Teague (5 AST)
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Stevenson (1 ST)	02:47
Chandler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:41
	02:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Kidd Substitution replaced by Shumpert	02:41
	02:41 [ATL 37-38]	Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:41 [ATL 38-38]	Teague Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Felton Driving Jump shot: Missed	02:27
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:25
Chandler Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:25 [NYK 40-38]
Chandler Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:12
	02:12	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:12	Team Rebound
Chandler Substitution replaced by Martin	02:12
	02:12	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Jones
	02:12	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:10
	01:55	Jones Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Novak 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Shumpert (1 AST)	01:46 [NYK 43-38]
	01:26 [ATL 40-43]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Teague (6 AST)
Felton Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	01:26
	01:26	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Novak Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:25
	01:07	Jones Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	01:07 [NYK 44-40]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:07 [NYK 45-40]
	00:56.9	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:54.8
Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	00:43.1 [NYK 47-40]
	00:32.9	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:30.9
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	00:10.9
Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:07.9
Felton Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.4	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
End of 2nd Quarter
New York Knicks (48-26)		Atlanta Hawks (42-34)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Horford Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)	11:25
	11:19 [ATL 43-47]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Missed	10:52
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:51
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	10:49 [NYK 49-43]
Prigioni Violation:Kicked Ball	10:33
	10:26	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
	10:25	Teague Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:23 [ATL 45-49]	Teague Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Chandler Violation:Defensive Goaltending	10:23
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:59	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:58
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Shumpert Foul: Personal (3 PF)	09:40
	09:32	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:31
Chandler Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Korver (1 ST)	09:05
	09:02	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:01
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)	08:53 [NYK 52-45]
	08:38 [ATL 48-52]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)	08:19 [NYK 54-48]
Chandler Foul: Personal (4 PF)	08:08
Felton Substitution replaced by Smith	08:08
Chandler Substitution replaced by Martin	08:08
	07:58	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:56
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS)	07:41 [NYK 56-48]
	07:26	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	07:24
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:09
	07:09	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:46 [ATL 51-56]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:17	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:05 [ATL 53-56]	Horford Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Teague (7 AST)
Shumpert Jump Shot: Missed Block: Korver (2 BLK)	05:38
	05:36	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:29 [ATL 55-56]	Stevenson Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Teague (8 AST)
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:14 [NYK 59-55]
	04:54	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
	04:54	Horford Substitution replaced by Johnson
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Kidd	04:54
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:37	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	04:33 [ATL 57-59]	Johnson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Martin Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	04:33
	04:33	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Mack
	04:33 [ATL 58-59]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:16	Teague Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:10 [ATL 60-59]	Teague Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS)	03:53 [NYK 61-60]
	03:34	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:33
	03:19	Johnson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:19 [NYK 62-60]
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Felton	03:19
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:19
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:17
Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Teague (2 ST)	03:00
	02:56 [ATL 62-62]	Teague Running Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Anthony Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (34 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)	02:33 [NYK 64-62]
	02:08	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:06
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
Martin Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	01:54
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	01:50
	01:34 [ATL 64-64]	Mack Driving Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Smith Technical	01:32
Team Timeout : Regular	01:32
	01:32 [ATL 65-64]	Korver Free Throw Technical (25 PTS)
	01:32	Korver Substitution replaced by Tolliver
	01:14	Mack Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (36 PTS)	01:05 [NYK 66-65]
	00:39.7 [ATL 68-66]	Tolliver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Anthony Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	00:16.9
Martin Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	00:15.9
Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:00.0 [NYK 68-68]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Martin Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	11:40
	11:29	Tolliver Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Felton (2 ST)
Felton Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:25 [NYK 70-68]
Martin Foul: Personal (2 PF)	11:04
	10:55 [ATL 70-70]	Tolliver Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:30	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:20	Stevenson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Felton (3 ST)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:08 [NYK 72-70]
	09:48 [ATL 72-72]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:34
Martin Substitution replaced by Chandler	09:34
Novak 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)	09:21 [NYK 75-72]
	09:08	Tolliver Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)
	08:57	Mack Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:57
Team Rebound	08:57
	08:57	Tolliver Substitution replaced by Smith
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:57 [NYK 76-72]
	08:40	Mack Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	08:35
	08:31	Johnson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Novak Substitution replaced by Anthony	08:31
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	08:17
Team Rebound	08:17
	08:17	Mack Substitution replaced by Teague
	08:17	Johnson Substitution replaced by Korver
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:08 [NYK 78-72]
	07:47	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:45	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:35 [ATL 74-78]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Smith (5 AST)
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:18 [NYK 80-74]
	07:04	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:03
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:51 [NYK 82-74]
	06:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:51	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Mack
	06:39	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:38
Anthony Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:03	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:02
Anthony Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (38 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)	05:43 [NYK 84-74]
	05:27 [ATL 76-84]	Teague Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Horford (4 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	05:05
	05:04	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:49	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)	04:30 [NYK 87-76]
Anthony Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:05
	04:05	Mack Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:05	Team Rebound
	04:05 [ATL 77-87]	Mack Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	03:42
Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:40
Smith Driving Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)	03:29 [NYK 89-77]
Felton Foul: Personal (3 PF)	03:14
	03:08	Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO)
Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:43 [NYK 91-77]
	02:42	Team Timeout : Short
	02:42
Anthony Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:22
	02:22	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:22	Team Rebound
	02:22 [ATL 78-91]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:57	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:49	Mack 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:48
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:30 [NYK 93-78]
	01:19 [ATL 80-93]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Teague (9 AST)
Smith Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)	00:56.2
Smith Turnover : Foul (5 TO)	00:56.2
	00:43.2 [ATL 82-93]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Horford (5 AST)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:23.4
Team Rebound	00:23.4
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (40 PTS) Assist: Kidd (7 AST)	00:21.6 [NYK 95-82]
	00:16.9	Teague 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:14.9
End of 4th Quarter