Kemba Walker #8 (L) and Evan Fournier #13 of the New York Knicks look on from the bench during a game against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in New York City. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Knicks’ starting backcourt averaged 15.0 points in Wednesday’s 120-108 loss to the Grizzlies at the Garden.
Not bad, right? The problem was the breakdown: Evan Fournier scored 30 points. Kemba Walker scored zero.
It was Walker’s second straight scoreless game. He played 17:10 and only took four shots. When the Knicks tried to make a frantic fourth-quarter comeback, Walker was on the bench and Immanuel Quickley played the point.