Game Thread: New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 12/11/2024 7:00pm [Game #25]

[rady]

(15-9) -- (13-12)



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Venue​	TV​	TIME​
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY​	ESPN, MSG​	7:00 PM EST​

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game Thread Rady .. Tonight Game vs Hawks are a big test for our Knicks and players
Brunson vs Trae
Hart vs Daniels
Mikal vs Hunter
OG vs J..Johnson
KAT vs Capella
6th Man & 7th man
McBride vs Bogdanovic
Payne vs Risacher

 

[Kiyaman]

Hawks missed their first 8 shots, floater by Trae makes it 9-2 Knicks lead, Hawks call time out.

 

[Kiyaman]

The Knicks movement on offense looks like a Knicks win.
The Knicks movement on defense looks like a crunchtime ending.

 

[Kiyaman]

Precious replacing KAT, and McBride replacing Hart at the 6 minute mark

 

[Kiyaman]

McBride's defense Locked Trae up while in the air having no one to pass it to .. Hawks turnover

 

[Kiyaman]

McBride 3 ball gave the Knicks a double-digit lead 26-14 .. 2 min remain in Qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

Towns back in game, while Precious still in lineup .. KAT & Precious

 

[Kiyaman]

End of First Quarter .. Knicks 28 - Hawks 22

The Knicks offense looked great!

 

[Kiyaman]

KAT hit a 3 to start the 2nd quarter, and 3 min no Knicks score.
Knicks timeout to replace Precious with OG who comes in to score immediately.
Knicks 35 - Hawks 30

 

[Kiyaman]

KAT to Hart good move .. 37-32
Brunson to Hart good move .. 40-34
Hart to Brunson for 3 .. 43-34
OG steal and Dunk .. 45-34
Time Out Hawks

 

[Kiyaman]

KAT with the Bully-Ball move for 2
Hart steal n dunk for 2
KAT at the FT line missed both
49-43 Knicks lead

 

[Kiyaman]

Half-Time .. Knicks 54 - Hawks 47
We missed a lot of FT 6-12, And 3-balls 6-20
Lucky we shooting 48% from FG.

Hart 12 pts
KAT 10 pts, 14 rebs, 4 ast, 3 steals, 3 Blks

 

[Kiyaman]

Trae heated up to give the Hawks a 70-66 lead
6 min remain in qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

Deuce come thru for 2
The Knicks messing up
Knicks 68 - Hawks 77
3 min remain in Qtr.

 

[Kiyaman]

KAT & Precious tandem are back in the game

 

[Kiyaman]

END of 3rd Quarter .. Knicks 72 - Hawks 81

Our defense!
Hawks bench player Hunter have 19 pts, which is more points than our bench players combine 11 pts.

 

[Kiyaman]

Wow! 10 min remain in game, and KAT have 5 fouls, and we down by 11 pts

 

[Kiyaman]

It's Crazy in the 4th quarter the Knick putting up a great defensive effort stealing & blocking shots but also missing shots too .. Payne with a 3 to calm MSG

 

[Kiyaman]

Its 6 minutes remaining in Game .. Brunson vs Trae time
95-87 Hawks lead