Carmelo Anthony had a fantastic response after Kristaps Porzingis went nose-to-nose with a Hawks player
The New York Knicks pulled off a second straight impressive win Tuesday night, beating the Atlanta Hawks 107-101.
It was the third time the two teams have played each other in 11 nights, and naturally, things got heated down the stretch as the game got close.
While Knicks fans will take the win, perhaps the best highlight came in the fourth quarter during a small scuffle while fighting for a rebound.
Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis came down with an offensive rebound, only to get tied up by two Hawks players. The officials called a foul on the Hawks. After the whistle, Hawks forward Kent Bazemore ripped the ball out of Porzingis' hands and appeared to say something while walking away.
Porzingis stepped up to Bazemore to say something back, and the two went nose-to-nose (well, not quite, given Porzingis' 7-foot-3 frame to Bazemore's 6-foot-5 frame). As they did, Knicks fans got an encouraging glimpse of the chemistry of the team as Carmelo Anthony and Robin Lopez rushed over, with Anthony shoving Bazemore away.