Enes Kanter was stunned that he got into the game in the third quarter Wednesday. But that’s how desperate Knicks coach David Fizdale was as the NBA’s worst team played the part to perfection in a 114-90 rout at the hands of the Mavericks.
But there was a feel-good moment. After four straight games in which he did not play, Kanter bounded off the bench and kissed the midcourt Garden logo upon entering the game. He explained later it could be a farewell kiss in potentially his final game in a Knicks’ uniform as he seeks a trade after being banished from the rotation.