This Wednesday, the (32-27) New York Knicks will travel to Atlanta, GA to take on the (29-29) Atlanta Hawks. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the State Farm Arena. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Hawks won the last battle, 139-124.
The New York Knicks are coming into this one after taking down the Brooklyn Nets, 124-106. They looked great on both ends of the floor, as they will have to stay hot in this one if they want to take down the Hawks on the road.
The Atlanta Hawks are entering this game after falling to the Charlotte Hornets, 144-138. They were terrible on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to get more stops in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The New York Knicks are currently in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 10 games back from the Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 114.4 points per game and they have shot 46.1% from the floor. This is the 15th most points scored per contest and the 24th-highest shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, they have the sixth-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Julius Randle continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 24.7 points per game on 46% shooting from the floor. New York has also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They are only shooting 34.6% from deep, which is the 23rd-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they have struggled at the charity stripe as well. They have only cashed in 77% of their shots at the line, which is the 23rd-highest free-throw shooting percentage. < /p>
On the defensive end of the court, the Knicks are holding their opponents to 112.5 points per game and they have shot 45.6% from the field. This is the 12th least amount of points surrendered per game and the third-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Knicks have the 18th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. But, the Knicks have also shown that they will contest shots in the point and on the outside. Their opponents have only shot 34.9% from deep, which is the sixth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. They have also snatched 46.8 rebounds per game, which is the third most in the NBA.
Injury Report: Mitchell Robinson C (Thumb) is out.
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