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Evan Fournier quieting critics, lighting it up from long distance

Knicks guard Evan Fournier looks to pass the ball against the Trail Blazers in the first half of an NBA game at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke

Almost every explanation for where the Knicks' season went wrong starts with the offseason moves: signing Evan Fournier and Kemba Walker to boost a struggling offense. And while the gamble on Walker returning as a hometown hero fizzled, pointing a finger at Fournier might be unfair.

While the decisions of the summer can be debated — hello, DeMar DeRozan! — what the Knicks have gotten from Fournier falls right in line with what the expectations could have been.