In Mike Miller’s first six games as the Knicks interim head coach one positive had been the long-awaited improvement in staying on the floor by Mitchell Robinson. In those games, he averaged 26.9 minutes per game and just 2.8 fouls per game.
But in the last five games entering Wednesday’s game, Robinson regressed, averaging just 22.9 minutes and committing 4.8 fouls per game. That included fouling out in two of the five games and lasting just 12 minutes and 57 seconds Saturday in Washington with four fouls.
But Wednesday night was a different story. Robinson committed one personal foul and went 11-for-11 shooting and finished with 22 points with eight rebounds.