By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)
Saturday, December 14th, 2013
Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks
Post Game Recap
What a difference a night makes. After
losing in Boston last night the Knicks put in a great effort tonight at Madison
Square Garden to defeat the Hawks 111-106. It was an outstanding team effort
for a squad playing their fourth game in five nights and after looking so
lackluster just 24 hours prior. The Knicks came into the game shorthanded with
Kenyon Martin suffering an injury last night and Amar’e Stoudemire’s status up
in the air up as a game-time decision but put together a great team performance
to get the win. The Knicks moved to 7-16 on the season and will play again
Monday night at the Garden again against the Washington Wizards.
Player of the Game: Pablo Prigioni
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| AP Photo/John Minchillo |
Throughout the early part of the season
head coach Mike Woodson had been hesitant to start Prigioni but it is becoming
harder and harder for Woodson to keep him out of the lineup. Prigioni got the
offense and defense going tonight as he had momentous play after momentous
play. Prigioni righted the ship when the Hawks cut the Knicks 14-point lead to
only four early on in the fourth quarter with his steady play. He nailed a
three-pointer to put the Knicks up 10 and then got a steal and layup to put the
Knicks up 12. To top it off he threw a beautiful behind the back pass to Andrea
Bargnani, who subsequently knocked down a three-pointer to give the Knicks a 15
point lead. On the night Prigioni scored 11 points, had one rebound, six
assists and four steals. He shot the ball efficiently, knocking down 3-6 from
the three point line and 4-8 from the field overall. Prigioni played 30+
minutes on back-to-back nights, which could be a concern in the future with the
heavy minute load but for now Prigioni looks ready and willing to play as many
minutes as needed.
-Positives
