PORTLAND, Ore. — When Cam Reddish got the call to enter the game Thursday night at Golden State, it wasn’t with the chants that have echoed through Madison Square Garden, pleading with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau to insert the newcomer into the game. Instead, it came with a shrug and a recognition that Reddish was the player whom the Knicks had traded for a month ago and had spent considerable time and effort to deal away ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
Reddish played nearly 20 minutes in the Knicks' surprising 116-114 win over Golden State, compiling 12 points, three assists and two steals, a solid contribution off of the bench, but the sort of up-and -own performance that alternately provided hints of his potential and also why Atlanta was more than willing to ship him away midway through his third season.