On Saturday evening, the Knicks defeated the 15-54 Wizards at home 122-103, in what was, outside of a scary stretch in the second half, a one-sided blowout. Karl-Anthony Towns went off for 31 points, and 11 rebounds on 10-20 shooting, Mikal Bridges scored 27 or more points for the second time in a week, and OG Anunoby scored an efficient 23 points on 8-12 shooting. But none of them were talked about as much as Tyler Kolek.
The rookie point guard, who fans have begged to see more of, got more playing time than he has in a very long time due to Deuce McBride’s injury, and he had himself a ball game.