The New York Knicks were destroyed by the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 15 after scoring just eight points in the third quarter. The loss even forced Carmelo Anthony to question whether his time in New York was coming to an abrupt end.
Anthony and the Knicks tried to shut out the noise when they hosted the Hawks on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Madison Square Garden. Kristaps Porzingis was forced to miss his third straight game and Lance Thomas is out indefinitely after suffering a left orbital fracture against the Raptors.
For the Hawks, Dwight Howard missed the game due to rest.