
Knicks End Season on High Note Beating League-Leading Erie, 130-124
March 5, 2021 - NBA G League (G League)
Westchester Knicks News Release
REUNION, FL - Jared Harper of the Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, finished with a career-high 35 points and the Knicks dispatched the Erie Bayhawks, 130-124, Friday evening at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort.
Harper, on a Two-Way contract, went 10-of-18 from the field and 4-for-6 from three-point territory. Returning player, Simi Shittu, concluded with 24 points, which marks his fourth 20-point outing, and nine rebounds. Assignment player, Ignas. Brazdeikis, contributed 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Affiliate player, Louis King, gathered a season-high and team-high 14 boards.
Jarrod Uthoff registered 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Bayhawks (11-4). Naji Marshall (22 PTS) and Justin Wright-Foreman (20 PTS) also contributed to the scoring. Cassius Winston dished eight assists.
The Knicks (7-8) went up by as many as 11 points in the contest-evidenced in the first quarter and with 1:40 to go in the game. Erie got within four points with 18.8 seconds left but a three-point heave for the Bayhawks on their final possession was off and the score settled.
Jared Harper Nets Career-High 35 PTS in Knicks Victory - https://youtu.be/15N6NUcf8qw
Ignas Brazdeikis Scores 22 Points in Westchester Win - https://youtu.be/EJPIr2Ra4uE
Simi Shittu Puts Up 24 Points Against Erie - https://youtu.be/uOLwNO152NY
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