Victories against the butt-nasty Brooklyn Nets should not feel this satisfying. The again, the Knicks aren’t exactly a powerhouse themselves. And the ‘Bockers showed it through three quarters, trailing Brooklyn handily...until the dynamic duo of Kristaps Porzingis (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Willy Hernangomez (16 points, 16 rebounds) stepped up and carried New York to victory.
Kristaps Porzingis didn’t exactly light up the score sheet with his offense, but he showed some serious gumption, playing through illness and showing some of that Latvian fire that has often been missing of late.
Justin Holiday was feisty on the interior, taking it to the Nets when few other ‘Bockers would dare.