Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks 3:00 pm 1/29/2017 [Game#49]

[mafra]

Bazemore palms ball in dribble.... wasn't called.... ATL takes the lead.

Anthony hits another shot.... ties it up. Hardaway got away with a left hand shove....Melo's headband actually comes off b/c of contact.

Twice Melo deserved an and-1 call(especially considering the FTs ATL were rewarded this OT).

 

[tiger0330]

Why was Noah out there on the last Knicks offensive possession?

 

[tiger0330]

Schroeder misses a long 3. Double OT.

 

[mafra]

Schroeder airballs a 3. Rebound Howard. NOah contests and Howard airs the hook, putback.

 

[mafra]

Game should be over. Maybe you let them play once.... but Melo was fouled twice, both at end of regulation and end of OT, but neither were called.

Knicks fighting for their season this afternoon.

 

[tiger0330]

No contact on Milsap but he goes to the line for FTs.

 

[mafra]

Noah tips ball and Milsap grabs it from 2 Knicks....
Milsap drives....
Misses the layup,
Then a late whistle comes in from
A ref all the way at half court.... there was no foul.... nobody touched him.

The bogus calls continue to favor ATL.

melo with another jumper.

 

[mafra]

Milsap fouls Melo....
No call.

 

[mafra]

Knicks with beautiful passing but Holiday misses the 3....

Refs call another foul in NY.

 

[mafra]

Lee misses a layup. Noah misses the tip.

 

[mafra]

Schroeder loses the ball,
Scramble on the floor. They call a foul on nYK.

Sorry folks.... it's just too tough to overcome this type of officiating.

 

[mafra]

Melo knocks down a triple! 43 points.

 

[mafra]

Surprise. ATL gets 2 more FTs....
Has to be about a 10-0 FT disparity in these 2 OTs.

 

[mafra]

Melo again with a swish.
Milsap hacking and whacking with no fear.

 

[mafra]

ATL now basically
Allows to bear hug Melo,
The defender is so close.

Schroeder drives and he gets the and-1, Which fouls Melo out.

Amazing that Melo hasn't
Attempted 1 FT in these 2 OTs.... he has shot and scored a ton of points. Fouled on almost every possession....

Yet ATL has attempted 12 FTs to 0 for NY in these OTs?

 

[tiger0330]

Melo fouls out with 45 pts. Hawks lead 123-120 12 secs left.

 

[mafra]

Melo fouls out with 45 pts. Hawks lead 123-120 12 secs left.

NY played a good game. They won the game in regulation and again in OT. They just couldn't overcome the refs...
A shame, b/c the calls in OT were biased.

Lee arrived! He drills a loooong 3 to tie it.

 

[tiger0330]

What a game CLee with a 3, cross overed Milsap to get space for the shot. Hawks have 1.5 to get off their shot.

 

[tiger0330]

Triple OT without Melo, Dwight and KP.

 

[tiger0330]

Now Noah fouls out. Illegal screen.