Knicks center Mitchell Robinson looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Before the game began, Mike Miller explained why he was keeping Mitchell Robinson in a reserve role, insisting that Robinson was playing the best ball of his brief NBA career in that assignment.
And his decision seemed to be backed up when Taj Gibson, the 34-year-old starting center, scored the Knicks first seven points to help them jump out to an early lead. But then Robinson came off the bench and began to dunk everything within reach.