Last season, the New York Knicks' bench scored 4.5 fewer points per game than any other team in the NBA's. Offseason signing Jordan Clarkson is helping them turn that around. Through their first nine games, the Knicks were 27th in bench points per game through Sunday. Over the team's four-game winning streak, though, they've been sixth in the league.
Clarkson has been a major factor in this turnaround. He has played 16.3 minutes per game through the Knicks' first nine, scoring just over nine points each night on 44.8% shooting. It's been in the first four games of the team's home stand, though, that the veteran scorer has leveled up his impact.