Knicks out to push Hawks further away in standings

The New York Knicks will look for their fifth victory in six games when they travel to play the Atlanta Hawks, the team directly behind them in the Eastern Conference, on Wednesday in the final game before the All-Star break.

The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference and hold a 2frac12;-game lead over the Hawks. But Atlanta has won two of three meetings against the Knicks this season and could secure the tiebreake