
(5-13) ............... (12-6)
Crawford and Hawks Soar Over Knicks

Crawford sticks it to his ex-teammates once again
The Knicks continued their run of futility in December by coming up short to the Atlanta Hawks 109-97. To NY's credit they did show some heart this game as they battled the Hawks even through three quarters. Al Harrington got hot in the 3rd and put NY on his back by scoring 20 points to keep them in the game. A cold spell at the beginning of the 4th quarter doomed NY as they allowed the Hawks to build a 18 point lead with about 6 minutes to go. The Knicks didn't fold though as they roared back to cut the deficit to five. However two plays on defense killed their attempt at a rally. After a short jumper by Nate Robinson missed, NY had a defensive break down that allowed Mike Bibby to drive the lane for an uncontested layup. Following Harrington's missed three, the Knicks completely lost guard Jamal Crawford and he drilled a wide open three to extend the lead back to ten with 1:50 left in the game. That was all for NY. Al Harrington led NY with 35 points while Crawford led the Hawks with 25. Chris Duhon handed out a game high 20 assists, many of them coming on Harrington jumpers. NY who are still looking for their first win in December dropped to 5-13.



