A stagnant, desperate New York Knicks offense, unable to score for a three-minute stretch of the fourth, put the ball in the hands of its top guard. And Courtney Lee wouldn’t be denied, scoring nine straight points, including a cold-blooded go-ahead three with 1:39 remaining. He also helped spearhead a stifling Knick defense — I kid you not — shutting down Nicolas Batum, grabbing steal after steal until finally he literally ran over a stumbling Kemba Walker in transition before kicking the ball out to Brandon Jennings for a corner three.
It was arguably the most dominant fourth-quarter performance of the season for New York, particularly when you factor in what Lee did on both ends of the court.