The young Knicks arrived in Las Vegas with the intention of leaving their mark. They won the title and talked about going home with fresh glitter. Self-development and personal goals were retrofit.
They achieved it quite far — all the way to the championship game on Sunday afternoon. However, he suffered an 85-77 defeat at the Thomas & Mac Center and faced one unresolved team, the Trail Blazers.
Knicks went 3-2 during the trip and received strong performances from many players, especially second-year players Quentin Grimes, Miles McBride and Jericho Sims. trip.
“It’s still basketball,” Sims said when asked about the importance of the Summer League after Knicks’ second win. Same thing, but at different times. “
This may have been the last time Grimes and McBride played for Knicks. Two second year guards May end up in a Donovan Mitchell packageJazz 3 times all-star guard.
The two teams are discussing a deal with a star in Elmsford, NY, and in addition to some first round picks, Utah’s reconstruction includes Obi Toppin, Immanuel Quickley, Grimes, McBride, etc. I’m interested in the young Knicks players.
Jazz is said to be high in 6’4 Grimes, averaging 21.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 41% shots from the floor in Sin City’s Sterling series performances. McBride, the second round pick a year ago, was pretty good in itself. He scored 16.8 points and 5.0 assists, shooting 50%. The two certainly did not hurt their stock by leading Knicks, coached by assistant Daisuke Dice Yoshimoto, to the title game. But they couldn’t carry the Summer League Knicks all the time.
Brandon Williams, who spent last year at the Knicks G League affiliate in Westchester, led the Trail Blazers with 22 points and 5 assists, while former LSU star Summer League MVP Trendon Watford, who is entering his second year as a professional, has 19 points. Won, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Grimes scored 19 points at Knicks, but only two of the 11 three-point attempts, and McBride scored 17 points.
Like the first meeting in Las Vegas between the two teams, Knicks got off to a good start. They held a two-point lead after a quarter. But like that first encounter, the Trail Blazers took command after the opening stanza.
Portland beat Knicks 29-16 in the second quarter and held Knicks 31 points in the middle two quarters. Portland also led 16 points in the second half of the third quarter, before Knicks rallyed to reduce the deficit to seven at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
But the Trail Blazers quickly pushed the lead back to double digits, leaving them with nothing left.
