They re-signed starters Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Gerald Wallace and traded for Atlanta Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson in hopes of being a contender in their first season in Brooklyn after they were longtime losers in New Jersey.
Somehow, the latter didn't end up costing the Knicks, as they won an absolutely bizarre 106-104 game over the Atlanta Hawks (25-19) at Madison Square Garden to open a five-game homestand Sunday.
For instance, in the midst a tight 2010 game between Kidd's Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks, Kidd saw then-Hawks coach Mike Woodson (now the Knicks coach) standing out on the court of play.
For instance, in the midst a tight 2010 game between Kidd's Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks, Kidd saw then-Hawks coach Mike Woodson (who is now the Knicks coach) standing out on the court of play.
This was especially evident Sunday, when he scored 42 points and tied a team record with nine three-pointers in the Knicks' 106-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Brook Lopez and Andray Blatche each scored 18 points, Deron Williams added 17 and the Nets won their third straight game with a 93-80 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
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Anthony tied a franchise record with nine 3-pointers, then converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 12.5 seconds left to cap a 42-point night and lead New York to a 106-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
's Los Angeles Dodgers and the three AOL Time Warner-owned franchises in Atlanta (the Hawks, Braves and Thrashers).
And, sure enough, the guards and the rest of the Nets played without their usual vigor against the Hawks, and Atlanta ended the Nets' seven-game winning streak, 109-95.
Last night the Bulls advanced one step closer to that championship as they secured a 4-2 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks to cement their place in the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 1998.
George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.
Throw in a Falcons loss in their lone Super Bowl appearance (1999) and a pair of losses by the NBA Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals, and Atlanta rides neck-and-neck with Seattle on the disappointment meter.
Paul George, Indiana's All-Star, managed just four points on 2-of-10 shooting as the Pacers closed out the Hawks on Friday in Atlanta.
Besides the Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks are the only other teams in this year's playoffs without an All-Star.
The Atlanta Hawks, for example, were first the Buffalo Bisons in Buffalo, New York, then the Tri-Cities Blackhawks when they moved to Moline, Illinois.
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The home team had won every game until the Hawks returned to Atlanta and set a franchise playoff record with just nine points in the second quarter on 1-of-15 shooting.
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