Amazing Performance @ the Garden
Terry dished out a career-high
Hawks
121
Knicks
72
By Arthur Barclay
NEW YORK-At the end of the 1st quarter, Atlanta led 26-19. Van Horn had 6 points, while Tim Thomas had 7 points. They we're really going at it from the tip-off. Kobe had 7 points as well. Jason Terry dished out 3 assists, and Marbury had 5 points on 3-8 shooting.
Atlanta broke out in the 2nd quarter, leading 53-36 at halftime. Bryant had 19 points, while Rasheed had 11 points and 8 rebounds. He shot 5-5 from the field. Keith Van Horn had 13 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a steal. Tim Thomas had 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 block. Jason Terry had 7 assists at halftime.
The Hawks proved to be the best team in the 3rd quarter. They had another scoring outburst and led the Knicks 95-55 at the end of 3. Kobe had 35 points. JT had 18 assists once again. Rasheed Wallace had 17 pointsa nd 13 rebounds. Van Horn had 27 points. Tim Thomas led the Knicks with 17 points. Stephon Marbury had 10 points on 4-16 shooting. Carlos Boozer grabbed 12 boards. Jason Terry had 8 boards.
The Hawks finished off the Knicks with a 121-72 win. Kobe Bryant had his 2nd 40 point game in 3 games. He was the Player of the Game with 42 points, 5 blocks and 4 reounds. He also shot 16/25 from the field. Keith Van Horn showed out in his return to the Garden, scoring 32 points on 14-21 shooting. He also recorded 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals. Rasheed Wallace finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Jason Terry finished with a career-high 19 assists. Darius Miles scored 10 points off the bench. Nobody on the Knicks did anything int he 2nd half. Tim Thomas had 0 points in the 4th quarter. He finished the game with 17 points and 1 board.
Nazr Mohammed had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks. Marbury finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assits and shot 6-20 from the field.
The Hawks shot 61% in the game, while the Knicks shot a horrible 33%. The Hawks also outrebounded the Knicks 62-33.
WHO'S RED HOT
KOBE BRYANT-42 PTS, 5 BLKS, 4 REBS
WHO'S ICE COLD
ALLAN HOUSTON-4 PTS, 2-11 SHOOTING
Post Game Quotes: Hawks vs. New York Knicks, Nov. 20 2004
ATLANTA HAWKS GUARD JASON TERRY(19 asts, 8 rebs)
On his career-high in assists...
"Well I didn't realize how many assists I had until after the game. It's just easy to get assist on this team, because we run alot and when you have wing players like Van Horn and Kobe to give it to it just makes it very easy."
ATLANTA HAWKS FORWARD KEITH VAN HORN(32 pts. 6 rebs, 5 asts,4 blks)
On the game tonight...
"The fans we're great to me. I didn't hear any boo's from the crowd. I went out there and played my game like I said I was before the game. It wasn't the fact that I was playing the person that traded me for, but it was just another defender for me. I don't take alot of people serious and have grudges with them. That's just not me."
ATLANTA HAWKS GUARD KOBE BRYANT(42 pts, 5 blks, 4 rebs)
On 40 pt game...
"It was just one of those nights where I was hot. I also had JT who dished out alot of assists and gave me the oppurtunity to play big tonight. That is another sign of having team chemistry. We just don't have one player that can hurt you, but 4 to 6 players that can hurt you on any given night."