For the third time this season, the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks will square off on Friday evening. It requires a bit of a scheduling quirk to provide the avenue for two teams to gather three times before Christmas but, to this point, the Knicks have owned the season series and the Hawks will aim for a second consecutive win when taking the floor at Madison Square Garden.
On Tuesday evening, former Knicks guard Jeremy Lin keyed a fourth quarter run to give the Hawks an impressive victory over the Wizards and that is the last data point for Atlanta.