ATLANTA, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Clarence Weatherspoon scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and Charlie Ward made two key free throws Saturday night as the New York Knicks handed the Atlanta Hawks their 10th loss in 12 games, 95-92.
Weatherspoon's jumper gave the Knicks a 93-88 lead with 2:48 left before the Hawks climbed within 93-92 in the final minute on baskets by Jason Terry and Glenn Robinson.
After Allan Houston missed a jumper with 24 seconds left, Atlanta grabbed the rebound and called timeout. But Shareef Abdur-Rahim airballed a jumper from just outside the right side of the paint with five seconds left.
Ward grabbed the rebound and was fouled. He calmly sank both free throws to give the Knicks a 95-92 edge with 4.3 seconds left and, after a Hawks' timeout, Terry missed a wild three-pointer. Atlanta rookie Dan Dickau grabbed the rebound and found Robinson open from the arc, but he could not get off a shot before the buzzer.
Houston contributed 24 points, Othella Harrington had 12 and 11 rebounds and Kurt Thomas 11 and 10 for the Knicks, who had lost six of their previous eight contests.
Robinson led all scorers with 27 points and Terry added 17 and 11 assists for the Hawks, who lost to New York for just the second time in the last eight home games.
