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Game Thread: Hawks at Knicks

Atlanta Hawks' Dennis Schroder (17) tries to calm Dwight Howard (8) after Howard received a technical foul against the Charlotte Hornets in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. The Hornets won 100-96. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Atlanta Hawks' Dennis Schroder (17) tries to calm Dwight Howard (8) after Howard received a technical foul against the Charlotte Hornets in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. The Hornets won 100-96. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
By Chris Vivlamore
Nov 20, 2016

HAWKS AT KNICKS

Nov. 20, 2016, Noon, Madison Square Garden

Starters

Hawks (9-3)

Dennis Schroder

Kyle Korver

Kent Bazemore

Paul Millsap

Dwight Howard

Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain), Mike Scott (left knee soreness); Questionable –Thabo Sefolosha (mild left knee sprain)

Inactives: Splitter, Scott

Knicks (5-7)

Derrick Rose

Courtney Lee

Carmelo Anthony

Kristaps Porzingis

Kyle O'Quinn

Injury report: Out – Lance Thomas (sore left ankle), Joakim Noah (illness)

Inactives: Thomas, Noah

Officials: Bill Kennedy, Rodney Mott, Haywoode Workman

From the Hawks

The Hawks are coming off a 100-96 loss at the Hornets Friday that snapped a six-game win streak. … Have lost two straight to the Knicks. … Have.479 field goal percentage (second in the NBA), .533 effective field goal percentage (third) and average 106.8 points per game (ninth).

From the Knicks

The Knicks are coming off a 119-112 road loss to the Wizards Thursday. ... Have used the same starting lineup in all 12 games. … Anthony (22.3) and Porzingis (20.3) both average more than 20 points per game. … Anthony (22,764) is 29th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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