The New York Knicks (3-3, 3-0 Home) play host to the Atlanta Hawks (4-3, 2-2 Away) Wednesday in what is likely to be a high-scoring game. Atlanta was dismantled by the Toronto Raptors 139-109 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. With 20 points and nine assists, Dejounte Murray led the way in defeat. The Hawks are the third seed in the Eastern Conference, 1.5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks.
New York dropped their last game on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-108. Evan Fournier had 16 points in the loss to lead the team. The Knicks are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. New York won three out of four games between the teams last season, though Atlanta earned a 117-111 win in the last meeting at Madison Square Garden on March 22. Trae Young led the Hawks with 45 points and eight assists. RJ Barrett had 30 points and 13 rebounds in the losing effort.
The Hawks have been led this season by Young, who is averaging 29.0 points per game. Young also has dished 9.7 assists per game, third-most in the league. Meanwhile, John Collins is grabbing 9.9 rebounds.Julius Randle (18.3 ppg), Jalen Brunson (18.2), and Barrett (17.7) have supplied much of the Knicks’ offense. Randle also has posted 9.3 rebounds per game, while Brunson has recorded 7.2 assists per game.
The Knicks and the Hawks are averaging 117.8 and 116.0 points per game, respectively, the top two scoring teams in the league. The Knicks have had success in the Hawks’ last 10 visits to Madison Square Garden, winning six. New York has yet to suffer defeat at home this season in three games.
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