NBA Opening Week 2015: Atlanta Hawks Edge New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies Bounce Back
The Atlanta Hawks bounced back from their disappointing season opener with a 112-101 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Jeff Teague was in All-Star form on Thursday, as he finished with 23 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and also tallied eight assists and four rebounds for the Hawks.
Paul Millsap also had a solid performance, racking up 11 points and 11 rebounds on top of five assists and five steals. Al Horford posted 21 points and nine rebounds, while Kyle Korver was on target with 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field with three three-pointers and also added seven rebounds and two assists.
The Hawks opened their season with a disappointing 106-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons. But against the Knicks, Atlanta looked like the team that had the best record in the Eastern Conference last season. Atlanta shot 50.6 percent from the field with 10 three-pointers and assisted on 26 of their 42 field goals.
On the other hand, Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 25 points and seven rebounds to go along with three assists and three steals, but the All-Star forward shot just 10-for-27 from the field, including a 0-for-7 clip from the three-point region.
Robin Lopez posted 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field, while Kyle O'Quinn added 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Rookie Kristaps Porzingis had 10 points and eight rebounds, and had a highlight play during the game, when he had a steal that led to a fastbreak dunk after eluding Millsap with a spin move.
Complete Knicks-Hawks box scores and match highlights can be seen on this link.
Meanwhile, the Memphis Grizzlies also bounced back from their season-opening defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they ran away with a 112-103 victory on the road on Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Mike Conley posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists, while Marc Gasol added 20 points and eight rebounds. Zach Randolph had 11 points and eight boards, while Beno Udrih and Jeff Green added 13 and 12 points, respectively, off the bench.
George Hill had 20 points, while Paul George listed 18 points on top of eight rebounds and five assists for the Pacers, who absorbed their second defeat in as many games this season.
Complete box scores and match highlights of the Pacers-Grizzlies game are available on this link.
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