Knicks Cap Summer League With Impressive WIn
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Landry Fields helped the Knicks to a come from behind win to give them a winning Summer League record.
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The Knicks went out with a bang at the 2010 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Toney Douglas scored 19 points - including a pair of clutch free throws with 8.0 seconds remaining in regulation to force an extra period - to help the Knicks rally from a 20-point deficit for a 109-107 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards Sunday at the Cox Pavilion.
Leo Lyons paced the Knicks with 21 points before going down with a shoulder injury in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, while rookie Landry Fields capped off an impressive summer with 14. Jaycee Carroll and Marcus Landry added 12 apiece off the bench.
Douglas, who emerged as the leader of this summer's entry, averaged 14.8 points and 5.2 assists in five games to lead New York to 3-2 record.
“I think I did pretty well,” said Douglas, who is entering his second NBA season. “As a player you can always get better and you feel like you can always do more. I just have to keep working.”
While veterans like Douglas and Bill Walker used the league to stay in shape and get some extra work in, players like Lyons and Carroll used the time to get their names out there. And they both made good final impressions, helping the Knicks’ bench outscore Washington’s reserves 56-19.
“It’s been good,” said Carroll, who played in Spain and Italy the last two seasons, of his summer experience. “It’s always nice to come here and be around NBA coaches and NBA players and to just see what this NBA atmosphere is about. Once you get a taste of it you always want it longer than Summer League lasts.”
Toney Douglas scored 19 points - including a pair of clutch free throws with 8.0 seconds remaining in regulation to force an extra period - to help the Knicks rally from a 20-point deficit for a 109-107 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards Sunday at the Cox Pavilion.
Leo Lyons paced the Knicks with 21 points before going down with a shoulder injury in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, while rookie Landry Fields capped off an impressive summer with 14. Jaycee Carroll and Marcus Landry added 12 apiece off the bench.
Douglas, who emerged as the leader of this summer's entry, averaged 14.8 points and 5.2 assists in five games to lead New York to 3-2 record.
“I think I did pretty well,” said Douglas, who is entering his second NBA season. “As a player you can always get better and you feel like you can always do more. I just have to keep working.”
While veterans like Douglas and Bill Walker used the league to stay in shape and get some extra work in, players like Lyons and Carroll used the time to get their names out there. And they both made good final impressions, helping the Knicks’ bench outscore Washington’s reserves 56-19.
“It’s been good,” said Carroll, who played in Spain and Italy the last two seasons, of his summer experience. “It’s always nice to come here and be around NBA coaches and NBA players and to just see what this NBA atmosphere is about. Once you get a taste of it you always want it longer than Summer League lasts.”
