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NEW YORK, USA – Atlanta’s German guard Dennis Schroder delivered the killing blow in the Hawks’ 108-107 NBA victory over the New York Knicks on Monday, January 16 (Tuesday Manila time) – with a big assist from Kris Humphries.
Humphries had a good look at a potential game-winning shot, but instead tossed the ball to Schroder, who drained a 3-pointer with 22 seconds remaining that saw the Hawks swoop for their ninth win in their last 10 games.
“I thought Kris was unbelievable,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said of the power forward who came off the bench to score 14 points with 7 rebounds and one – crucial – assist. “Rebounding, making shots and he makes the last pass.
“It’s hard to describe Hump’s (Humphries) spirit,” Budenholzer added. “He brings personality and readiness. He comes ready to work every day. He is a big part of our fabric.”
Schroder said he initially was trying to set up a teammate for a potential winning shot.
“I wanted to get it to Tim (Hardaway),” said Schroder of the shot “or Paul (Millsap). We kept moving, attacking and kicking the ball and I ended the open shot.”
The Hawks improved to 24-17. Schroder led them in scoring with 28 points and former Knick Hardaway added 20 points. The duo combined for 18 of Atlanta’s 20 fourth-quarter points, scoring nine each.
Carmelo Anthony paced the Knicks with 30 points and 7 rebounds and Derrick Rose added 18 points and 9 assists but also committed 6 of the Knicks’ 18 turnovers.
Rose, Anthony and Joakim Noah all missed potential go-ahead shots in the final seconds.
“We got 3 looks at it,” Noah said. “Derrick going down the lane, ‘Melo got a good one and I got a tip. It didn’t go down.”
A game that saw 21 lead changes ended with the Knicks continuing their downward spiral. They have lost 11 of their last 13 games.
Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek, looking for a spark, changed his starting lineup to include rookies Ron Baker and Mindaugas Kuzminskas at guard and forward.
They were both making their first starts of the season. Baker scored a season-best 12 points and Kuzminskas delivered 14 points, but the shakeup wasn’t enough to make for a different outcome for New York. – Rappler.com
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