Tuesday NBA Roundup: Knicks Flash Compelling Potential Without Carmelo Anthony

January 26th, 2016 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »

On a night when the biggest stars at Madison Square Garden were sporting either street clothes (Carmelo Anthony) or the visiting team's apparel (Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook), the New York Knicks delighted the home crowd with a tantalizing sneak peek at a promising future.

The Knicks fell short against the Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime, 128-122, but if ever there were a regular-season moral victory for the organization, this was it.

While Anthony nursed a sore knee from the sideline, six Knickerbockers scored in double figures. Langston Galloway (21 points) and Derrick Williams (19 points, 10 rebounds) led the way off the bench, but Kristaps Porzingis (15 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks) once again paced his compatriots in jaw-dropping highlights.

The slender Latvian sent the MSG faithful into a frenzy early with another of his signature putback slams:



The rookie also helped New York work up a lather in the fourth quarter by rejecting Westbrook, who rarely (if ever) finds a match for his vicious athleticism inside:



The Knicks, though, were no match ...

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