Galloway leads Knicks past Hawks
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Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Langston Galloway made all six of his 3- point shots and scored a career-high 26 points as the New York Knicks held on for a 112-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points and Jason Smith scored 20 with nine rebounds and five assists for the Knicks, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since late February and now own the second-worst record in the league.
"I'm sure people are upset with us," Knicks head coach Derek Fisher said, referencing his team lessening its odds in the draft lottery. "But I don't think you can ever go out there and try not to play your best."
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Jeff Teague finished with 19 points and nine assists for Atlanta, but missed a potential game-tying shot with 9.3 seconds remaining.
Kyle Korver also had 19 points for a Hawks team that will go into the postseason as the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed.
"I think we've put ourselves in a good position throughout the course of the season. A lot of positives, so we're excited (for the playoffs)," said Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer.
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Atlanta trailed by 17 in the second quarter, but tied it at 87-87 on Shelvin Mack's 3-pointer early in the fourth. New York, however, responded by draining three straight 3-pointers, two by Galloway.
The Hawks had one more run in them and closed to within 109-108 with 19.5 seconds to play when Korver found Mike Muscala inside for a dunk following a Galloway turnover.
After Hardaway was fouled and made 1-of-2 free throws, Teague couldn't hit a floater in the lane. Smith then sealed the win with two free throws.
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Hardaway scored 13 points in the first quarter and the Knicks shot 66.7 percent for the period to take a 32-28 lead.
They opened the second quarter on a 10-4 run and went up 61-44 late in the first half on a Lou Amundson putback.
Game Notes
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Galloway tied a Knicks rookie record for made 3-pointers in a game ... Atlanta forward Paul Millsap missed a fifth straight game with a shoulder injury.