Mitchell Robinson dominated in the 4th quarter to lead the Knicks to the 105 to 91 victory over Detroit at Madison Square Garden on a Tuesday night. Robinson scored 17 points mostly on alley oop slam dunks or offensive rebounds and put-backs — and had 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, and a +24.
Detroit came in with the worst record in the NBA at 5-24, but with so many out with COVID protocol, anything could happen. The Knicks had a 21-point lead in the 3rd quarter, but Detroit played plucky ball and challenged the Knicks early in the 4th — pulling to within 5 points with 8 minutes left — until the Knicks re-asserted themselves and won with relative ease.
1. Robinson BEAST Mode
Kemba Walker kept finding Mitchell Robinson underneath in the 4th for his beast game.
MITCH ON THE ATTACK 💥 pic.twitter.com/OQhIyrKPqa
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) December 22, 2021
Robinson took over on both the defensive and offensive side of the court. He was everywhere.
Loving the effort from Mitch ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/fuZ8wKCilu
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) December 22, 2021
Nerlens Noel started but it was Robinson dominating in the 4th. Taj Gibson played 19 strong minutes off the bench (4-6 from the floor for 9 pts, 5 rebounds).
2. Kemba, Fournier, & Randle Balance the Scoring
Kemba Walker 21 pts, Evan Fournier had 22 points, and Julius Randle had 22 points for NY.
Catch him if you can ⛹🏾♂️💨 pic.twitter.com/ijxbBMXeyA
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) December 22, 2021
Fournier was 4-11 from 3; Walker was 3-9 from 3.
.@KembaWalker putting it all on the line. pic.twitter.com/Tw7AOxc5cc
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) December 22, 2021
It was a mixed game for Randle — he had the 22 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists, but continues to have trouble hitting his 3 this year — he was 1-6 in this game — and had 6 turnovers.
3. Knicks Shorthanded
COVID protocols had half the Knicks team unavailable again: RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Quentin Grimes, Miles McBride, Obi Toppin, and Kevin Knox were all out. Derrick Rose is out 2 months after ankle surgery.
Because of that, William Selden was the first man off the bench again and Damyean Dotson played 4 minutes.
Point guard Saben Lee led Detroit with 16 points off the nench, and Saddiq Bey had 15 points.
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