Close contest as the road team trails by 5 with 4:08 remaining in Q4.
Watch on https://t.co/kwkwhs6lzy pic.twitter.com/c5EWrsyHJF
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
Without Enes Kanter, the New York Knicks lost a very winnable game on the road against the lowly Atlanta Hawks.
- Atlanta Hawks 116 (4-15)
- New York Knicks 104 (10-8)
- NBA, Final, Box Score
The New York Knicks should’ve won on Friday night. They were on the road and didn’t have one of their best players — Enes Kanter — but it was against the Atlanta Hawks. They entered the game at 3-15 and dead last in the Eastern Conference.
A playoff team would’ve won this game. New York had their top guns Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. It was Hardaway’s return to Atlanta — they gave him a highlight video — and it was ruined by the excellent play of Dennis Schroder.
Schroder, 24, continued his dominance of the Knicks. Last season he had games of 28 points and 27 points respectively. The point guard scored 26 points — on 11-of-18 shooting — and dished out eight assists in the 116-104 victory.
The offense wasn’t an issue tonight against a poor Atlanta defense. Porzingis and Hardaway combined for 50 points and Courtney Lee had a season-high 26 points. New York’s improving defense couldn’t stop the Hawks.
Key Stat
The Knicks turned the ball over 20 times on Friday night. They only forced 10 against a Hawks team that is 22nd in the NBA in turnovers per game.
Key Player
Doug McDermott was just 2-of-10 from the field and posted five points in 27 minutes of action. Without Kanter’s production available, McDermott needed a big game.
.@zteusa Final ?:
Porzingis: 28p
Lee: 26p
Hardaway Jr.: 22p
Jack: 14a pic.twitter.com/d2uh9sxT92— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
We head to the 4th in ATL.@zteusa Update:
Lee: 24p
Porzingis: 24p
Jack: 12a pic.twitter.com/jOrPKVbhjX— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
Season-high for C. Lee.
21p pic.twitter.com/X1IpvLOige
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
THJ coast ➡️ coast pic.twitter.com/cmU5O71nRV
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
Nice start.@zteusa Update:
Lee: 13p
Porzingis: 10p pic.twitter.com/wY520idn6n— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
KP from deep.
We’re up 20-12 in Q1. pic.twitter.com/XCNqrKf7XB
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
Tonight’s starters:
5️⃣5️⃣ Jack
5️⃣ Lee
3️⃣ Hardaway Jr.
6️⃣ Porzingis
9️⃣ O'Quinn pic.twitter.com/jlu5R9PxrW— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) November 25, 2017
