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The ‘fast track’ behind Kevin Knox’s huge Knicks breakout

Two players in NBA history have scored at least 25 points and grabbed at least 15 rebounds in one game before their 20th birthdays.

One is LeBron James, among the greatest players of all time.

The other is Kevin Knox, who is nowhere close to being spoken about in those terms, but who accomplished that feat over a career-high 41 minutes in Sunday’s 119-107 loss to Charlotte at the Garden.

The ninth-overall pick in the 2018 draft netted a season-best 26 points for the second time in five games, but his 15 boards marked the first time in 21 appearances that he recorded double figures in that category.