LAS VEGAS — Knicks general manager Scott Perry tried to downplay the success of the team’s two draft picks, lottery man Kevin Knox and center Mitchell Robinson, before Tuesday’s showdown against the Lakers.
“I think it’s way too early to make an assessment after two summer-league games,’’ Perry said. “You have to measure it — excitement or disappointment. Do we see encouraging things? Yes. We know these aren’t the guys they’re playing against or not playing against in the fall.’’
And yet Knox continued to make Knicks fans dream big with a 16-point third quarter that carried the team back from a 25-point deficit into a 78-78 tie entering the fourth.