Derrick Rose bloomed again as a starter. Immanuel Quickley regained his swagger. Alec Burks was a killer in the fourth quarter.
The backcourt trio took turns in presiding over the New York Knicks’ royal beating of the Sacramento Kings, 140-121, on Thursday night in front of a limited but loud and animated home crowd.
The 2,000 fans who showed up had so much fun as the Knicks threw a party that rocked The Garden.
They serenaded Julius Randle with M-V-P chants once again and asked for Quickley when the Kings were making a run. But the crowd went berserk when Frank Ntilikina, who hadn’t played since Dec.