Wins and losses mean little in the summer league, but the New York Knicks struggled to show promise in any of their matchups over the previous five days. It featured an earthquake-shortened game and a one-sided downfall to the Summer Raptors.
However, Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers was, by far, New York’s most promising night of play, taking their first win of July. Their first three summer league games were disappointments, despite some glimmers of hope in spurts, including Ignas Brazdeikis’ 30 points during Day 2.
The main four of the starting lineup — Brazdeikis, RJ Barrett, Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson — all looked more comfortable.