The whispers of RJ Barrett's demise were a bit premature.
After struggling mightily in the first two games of the New York Knicks' playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the fourth-year swingman showed up in a big way as he helped the lead the charge in a pivotal 99-79 Game 3 win for New York.
Barrett finished with 19 points to go along with eight rebounds and three assists on 8-of-12 shooting from the field in front of a rocking crowd at Madison Square Garden that was loving every second of his performance.
It was a Knicks fanbase that was bashing him after he went a combined 6-of-25 from the field over the first two games of the series.