So how did Dennis Smith Jr. finally look like Dennis Smith Jr.? Was it the sight of the Mavericks, the Knicks guard’s former team? Or was it learning from another former point guard who played in Texas?
Coach David Fizdale said he loved how Smith attacked the paint and set up alley-oops for Mitchell Robinson all night as the Knicks beat the Mavericks on Thursday at the Garden. Smith, in his second game back from a two-week family leave, revealed he watched tape of former Spurs point guard Tony Parker before the showdown against Dallas.