Knicks 107, Hawks 101
ATLANTA -- Guard Arron Afflalo and forward Carmelo Anthony each scored 23 points to help the New York Knicks to a 107-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
New York nearly wasted a 16-point second-half lead as Atlanta pulled within two points, and didn't secure the victory until guard Jose Calderon scored on driving layup with 18 seconds left.
The Knicks (17-19) have won two straight, beating Atlanta in back-to-back games, and three of their last four.
Afflalo, who scored 38 against the Hawks on Sunday, shot 9 for 16, including 2 for 2 on 3-pointers. He added seven rebounds and four assists.
Anthony shot 8 for 22 with 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Forward Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 points on 7 for 12 shooting and added 11 rebounds. Forward Derrick Williams came off the bench to score 15.
Atlanta (21-15) was led by forward Paul Millsap (19 points and seven rebounds), who played through an injury to his left knee when he fell awkwardly in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks also got 16 points from guard Jeff Teague, but he failed to record an assist in a game for the first time since Jan. 24, 2014.
Guard Kent Bazemore scored 15 points, center Al Horford had 13 points and 10 rebounds and guard Kyle Korver scored 12 for Atlanta.
The Knicks shot 50 percent in the first quarter to take a 29-20 lead, with Afflalo scoring eight. The Hawks shot 38.9 percent, but only two starters scored in the period -- Bazemore with eight and Teague with seven.
Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer even tried guard Dennis Schroder, who had not played the last two games, and guard Tim Hardaway Jr., who had not played since Nov. 28.
The Hawks cut the lead to 31-30 with 9:44 left in the half on a 3-pointer by Hardaway, but New York responded with an 11-2 run and led 42-32 at 4:28.
Anthony had 13 in the half and the Knicks led 54-49. Teague had 13 at the half for Atlanta, which had eight turnovers and shot 43.8 percent.
New York continued to pull away in the third quarter and led by as many as 16 after center Robin Lopez scored to make it 73-57 with 6:54 left.
The Hawks rallied to within eight when forward Mike Scott made a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 79-71.
New York regained the momentum and led 84-71 at the end of three.
NOTES: Tuesday's game was last of four meetings between the Hawks and Knicks this season. ... Atlanta F Tiago Splitter was out for the fourth straight game with a right calf strain. He has missed seven previous games with an injured right hip. Guard Justin Holiday was the other inactive. ... Knicks F Lou Amundson stunned teammates by showing up at the morning shootaround with a crew cut. The veteran chopped off his trademark ponytail to go with a hairstyle he hadn't worn since playing at UNLV. ... Atlanta plays at Philadelphia on Thursday. New York continues a three-game road trip in Miami on Wednesday.