KNICKS AT HAWKS
Dec. 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m., Philips Arena
Probable starters
Hawks (15-16)
Dennis Schroder
Kent Bazemore
Thabo Sefolosha
Paul Millsap
Dwight Howard
Injury report: Out – Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain); Questionable - Tim Hardaway Jr. (right groin injury)
Inactives: Splitter, TBA
Knicks (16-14)
Derrick Rose
Courtney Lee
Carmelo Anthony
Kristaps Porzingis
Joakim Noah
Injury report: Out – Maurice Ndour (sprained right ankle)
Inactives: Ndour, TBA
Officials: Monty McCutchen, Aaron Smith, James Williams
From the Hawks
The Hawks are coming off a 104-90 road loss at the Timberwolves Monday. … Dwight Howard was 9 of 9 from the field in the game, the first Hawks player to shoot a perfect field goal percentage on at least nine shots since Dikembe Mutumbo (11 of 11 versus Minnesota on Dec.14, 1999). … Dennis Schroder has made 17 straight free throws.
From the Knicks
The Knicks are coming off a 119-114 home loss at the Celtics on Christmas Day. … In the game, Carmelo Anthony passed Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor into 28th place on the NBA career scoring list with 23,156 points. They have won three straight over the Hawks, including a meeting earlier this season in New York.
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