New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks

Jan 4, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	17	19	13	22	71
ATL	18	20	23	27	88

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Larry JohnsonSF	35	3-8	0-0	1-1	5	4	2	1	4	3	-10	7
34Charles OakleyPF	35	3-5	0-0	0-0	10	1	2	0	4	4	-6	6
33Patrick EwingC	32	8-19	0-0	0-0	10	1	0	2	4	2	-24	16
20Allan HoustonSG	28	4-11	0-3	1-3	2	1	0	1	1	3	-13	9
1Chris ChildsPG	26	2-8	1-3	2-2	4	1	1	0	2	3	-13	7
3John Starks	26	3-10	1-5	2-3	4	6	1	1	0	4	-7	9
52Buck Williams	11	1-2	0-0	2-4	5	1	0	0	0	1	-4	4
21Charlie Ward	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	3	-7	2
44John Wallace	16	2-6	0-0	1-4	1	1	1	0	0	1	-2	5
32Herb Williams	7	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	+3	4
40Walter McCarty	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2	2
4Scott Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	30-7639.5%	2-1118.2%	9-1752.9%	45	20	7	5	17	25	-	71

HAWKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
42Henry JamesSF	40	7-13	5-8	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	3	+13	19
32Christian LaettnerPF	41	6-14	0-1	5-6	10	4	2	0	4	4	+16	17
55Dikembe MutomboC	39	5-7	0-0	3-6	15	2	1	3	4	3	+24	13
8Steven SmithSG	38	5-15	1-2	7-8	3	5	0	0	2	1	+16	18
10Mookie BlaylockPG	39	6-16	3-9	0-2	5	4	3	1	2	3	+21	15
5Eldridge Recasner	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-3	2
28Ivano Newbill	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	-6	1
35Darrin Hancock	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
15Priest Lauderdale	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
24Donnie Boyce	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
17Jon Barry	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
3Ken Norman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	31-6944.9%	9-2142.9%	17-2665.4%	42	16	9	4	14	18	-	88

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKATL

(12:00) Jump Ball Mutombo vs. Ewing: Tip to Laettner
(11:44) MISS Smith Layup
(11:42) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS Johnson 14' Jump Shot
(11:18) Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Blaylock Driving Layup
(10:56) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:41) MISS Ewing Layup
(10:39) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:37) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:37) Laettner STEAL (1 STL)
(10:15) MISS James 17' Jump Shot
(10:10) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:05) MISS Houston 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:05) HAWKS Rebound
(9:46) Oakley P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(9:35) MISS Smith Layup
(9:33) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:22) Oakley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:22) Laettner STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:08) Laettner 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
+2 (8:55) Houston 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (8:47) James Layup (2 PTS) (Blaylock 1 AST)
24
(8:24) Johnson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:24) Blaylock STEAL (1 STL)
(8:19) Childs S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(8:19) MISS Blaylock Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:19) HAWKS Rebound
(8:19) MISS Blaylock Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:16) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:58) MISS Ewing 14' Jump Shot
(7:55) Laettner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:34) Blaylock Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:34) Oakley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:29) Johnson Layup (2 PTS) (Oakley 1 AST)
44
+2 (7:11) Mutombo Dunk (2 PTS)
46
(6:49) Laettner P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(6:49) HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:31) MISS Oakley 15' Jump Shot
(6:29) Blaylock REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:26) Blaylock Driving Layup (2 PTS)
48
+2 (6:12) Houston 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Childs 1 AST)
68
(5:59) Houston P.FOUL (P1.T3)
(5:50) MISS Smith 15' Jump Shot
(5:48) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:37) Ewing OFF.Foul (P1)
(5:37) Ewing Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:37) Ewing T.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (5:37) Smith Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
69
+3 (5:22) James 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
612
(5:03) MISS Johnson 14' Jump Shot
(5:01) Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:53) Knicks Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(4:43) MISS Mutombo 6' Jump Shot
(4:41) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (4:24) Ewing 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
812
(4:10) MISS James 17' Jump Shot
(4:08) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:03) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(3:44) Mutombo OFF.Foul (P1)
(3:44) Mutombo Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (3:32) Ewing 4' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1012
(3:14) MISS Laettner Layup
(3:12) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:05) MISS Johnson Layup
(3:04) Blaylock REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:59) James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Blaylock 2 AST)
1015
(2:49) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:34) MISS Ewing 14' Jump Shot
(2:31) Laettner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:10) Mutombo Out Of Bounds Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:55) MISS Childs 17' Jump Shot
(1:55) Oakley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(1:55) Blaylock P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+2 (1:47) Starks Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1215
(1:28) MISS Smith Layup
(1:27) Childs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:27) Mutombo P.FOUL (P2.PN)
+1 (1:27) Childs Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1315
+1 (1:27) Childs Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1415
(1:12) MISS Laettner Layup
(1:11) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:03) Childs Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:41) Laettner Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:41) Starks STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:28) Childs 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1715
+3 (0:07) Blaylock 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1718
(0:06) Childs OFF.Foul (P2)
(0:06) Childs Foul Turnover (P2.T7)
(0:01) MISS James 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

ATL

71Points88

30-76(39.5%)Field Goal(%)31-69(44.9%)

2-11(18.2%)3-Point(%)9-21(42.9%)

9-17(52.9%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)

45(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(6)

20Assists16

7Steals9

5Blocks4

17Turnovers14

25Fouls18

34Pts In The Paint34

10Fast Break Pts16

0Pts Off Turnovers0

71Bench Pts88

4Largest Lead19

Game Details

Saturday, January 4, 1997 · 7:30 PM

State Farm Arena · Atlanta, GA

attendance: 16,378 (78.0%)