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Knicks Return to Action Tomorrow Versus Red Claws

Published on February 19, 2019 under NBA G League (G League)
Westchester Knicks News Release


WESTCHESTER KNICKS (22-17) vs. MAINE RED CLAWS (14-22)

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - White Plains, NY (Westchester County Center)

7:00 PM (ET)

On February 12, 2019, the Westchester Knicks (22-17) saw reigning NBA G League Player of the Week Billy Garrett give another 30-point effort before the Capital City Go-Go (19-16) rallied back, 118-115, Tuesday evening at Entertainment and Sports Arena. The Knicks face the Maine Red Claws for the first time since the season opener tomorrow.

QUICK HITS

* Jameel Warney is the Knicks leading scorer (18.9 ppg)

* Zak Irvin is the Knicks leading rebounder (8.9 rpg).

* Kadeem Allen leads Westchester in assists (6.3 apg).

* Billy Garrett is third on the Knicks in assists (3.7 apg).

* Kadeem Allen leads Westchester in steals (1.6 spg).

* Isaiah Hicks leads the Knicks in blocks (1.9 bpg).

* Westchester ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference (as of 2/18).

* Westchester ranks third in the Atlantic Division (as of 2/18).

* Westchester is 3-2 in its last five contests.

* Westchester is 5-5 in its last 10 contests.

* Westchester is 11-9 at home.

* Westchester is 11-8 on the road.

* Westchester is 3-2 in overtime.

* Westchester went 9-3 in November.

* Westchester went 6-4 in December.

* Westchester went 4-8 in January.

* Westchester's longest win streak this season was seven games, which set a franchise record.

* The Knicks longest skid this season was four games.

* The Knicks longest home win streak was five games.

* The Knicks longest home losing skid was three games.

* The Knicks longest road win streak was five games.

* The Knicks longest road losing skid was four games.

INJURY REPORT/BOX SCORE INFO

John Jenkins (10-Day Contract) is NWT

Kadeem Allen (NYK/Two-Way) is NWT

Isaiah Hicks (NYK/Two-Way) is NWT

LAST TIME OUT

On February 12, 2019, the Westchester Knicks (22-17) saw reigning NBA G League Player of the Week Billy Garrett give another 30-point effort before the Capital City Go-Go (19-16) rallied back, 118-115, Tuesday evening at Entertainment and Sports Arena.

The Go-Go trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half but managed to outscore the Knicks by 10 in the second quarter to come within four by the intermission.

Capital City was behind six at the start of the fourth quarter. The hosts benefitted a 11-5 run to deadlock scoring at 93-up with 9:14 remaining. Two more ties followed before the Go-Go stepped in front for good. Westchester cut it down to just a one-possession game five times in the clutch window but was unable to prevail.

Garrett scored 30 points and came up with six steals which are the most by a Knicks player this season and establishes a new personal career-high.

Paul Watson had a career-high 25 points on 64.3-percent shooting which also included a career-high five triples on 50-percent shooting. Jameel Warney had 25 points and seven rebounds. Zak Irvin contributed 11 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven dimes.

Chris Chiozza paced the Go-Go with 27 points and 10 assists. Noah Allen had 21 points while Isaiah Armwood added 12 points and tied a game-high 10 boards.

LAST MEETING

On November 2, 2018, the Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, had five in double-figures in a 95-92 victory over the Maine Red Claws Friday evening at Portland Expo Building.

Returning player John Jenkins was the Knicks' high point-getter with 19 on 42.1-percent shooting. Jenkins also drained 50-percent of his looks from three, 3-of-6, while registering three assists and a pair of rebounds.

Isaiah Hicks put up a 16-point, six-rebound and one-assist effort before surrendering to foul trouble in 19 minutes. Kadeem Allen added 15 points to the cause while Gyorgy Goloman (12) and Paul Watson (10) contributed off the bench. Stephen Zimmerman's 10 boards comprised of seven on the defensive end and three on the offensive glass, tied a game-high.

The host was led by Walter Lemon who netted 26 points on a 52.3-percent clip. Robert Williams III mirrored Zimmerman's rebounding numbers while also tallying 11 points for a double-double. Marcus George-Hunt (14), Justin Bibbs (12) and P.J. Dozier (10) also scored in double-figures. Williams III rejected a game-high three shot attempts.

Westchester went up by as many as 13 points last seen at the 1:46 mark of the third quarter and flirted with a double-digit advantage with just about four minutes remaining in the game.

A Hicks' layup with 3:57 left had the Knicks ahead 90-80 but would be the only live ball make for Westchester for the next 2:43 while Maine got behind a 12-3 run to erase all but one-point of its deficit, 93-92.

With just 13.7 seconds remaining, Jenkins settled for a baseline jumper to put Westchester back up three. On the ensuing possession, a deep three-point heave by Georges-Hunt following a Maine timeout was off the mark as time expired.

The Knicks are now 3-1 in season openers under head coach Mike Miller which includes a pair of victories over Maine.

LAST THREE LEADERS

Includes games against Canton (2/8), Long Island (2/9) and Capital City (2/12).

* Billy Garrett leads the team with 30.0 points per game on 50-percent shooting.

* Jameel Warney is second on the team with 19.7 points per game on 58.5-percent shooting.

* Paul Watson is shooting a team-best 67.7-percent shooting (21-of-31). He has the fifth most shooting attempts.

* Zak Irvin has played the most minutes (118:50).

* Billy Garrett is shooting 88.9-percent from the free-throw line (16-of-18). He has more than doubled the makes of the next leader-Jameel Warney (7-of-7).

* Billy Garrett (8-of-23) and Paul Watson (8-of-16) have made the most threes on the team.

* Zak Irvin is first on the team with 11.3 rebounds per game and is averaging a double-double, 17.3 points per game.

LAST TWO LEADERS

Includes games against Long Island (2/9) and Capital City (2/12).

* Billy Garrett leads the team with 34.5 points per game on 48.1-percent shooting.

* Jameel Warney is second on the team with 24.5 points per game on 60.6-percent shooting.

* Paul Watson is third on the team with 21.5 points per game on 70.8-percent shooting.

* Zak Irvin is averaging a double-double comprised of 18.0 points per game and 12.0 rebounds per game.

* Stephen Zimmerman is averaging 5.0 offensive rebounds per game.

* Billy Garrett is averaging 8.0 assists per game.

* Zak Irvin is averaging 5.0 assists per game.

BREAKIN' DOWN BILLY... IN A GOOD WAY

Billy Garrett is averaging 30.0 points in Westchester's last three games, a total of 90 points.

* 50 points came from two-pointers.

* 24 points came from three-pointers.

* 16 points came from free-throws.

* Accounts for 26.9-percent of the team's total assists.

* Accounts for 34.6-percent of the team's total steals.

* Accounts for 23.1-percent of the team's field goal makes.

* Ranks second in the G League with 30.0 points per game (as of 2/18).

SCOUTING MAINE

Maine is 3-2 in its last five games averaging 112.6 points per game on 47.2-percent shooting. The team is being outscored by a close margin, 2.4 points, in the span. The Red Claws are generating 222 points from behind the arc which accounts for 39.4-percent of the team's offense. Maine is shooting 39.2-percent from the perimeter. Andrew White III ranks 15th in the G League with 3.2 three-point makes per game in Maine's last ten.

OFFENSIVE PAUL

Paul Watson is averaging 21.5 points per game in his last two on 70.8-percent shooting. Both statistics are a season superlative for a two-game span. Watson has scored double-figures in three straight games one time this season.

BUCKET GETTER

Jameel Warney is averaging 24.5 points per game in his last two games on 60.6-percent shooting. He is also averaging 8.5 rebounds per game. He has scored 20-plus points four consecutive times one time this season as a Westchester Knick. He is also averaging 2.0 three-pointers made in the span.

BULKING UP BAULKMAN

Devon Baulkman has scored double-figures in his last three games (his longest streak of the season) and four in his last five games. In the three-game window spanning from 2/8-2/12, Baulkman is averaging 17.7 points per game (third-best on the team) on 45.7-percent shooting. He is averaging 16.8 points in his last five games.

SLIPPIN' SEKOU

After putting up 20 points against Canton (2/8), Sekou Wiggs has averaged 3.0 points on 11.8-percent shooting in two games. His 20 point-performance followed a another two-game span where he also shot 11.8-percent and scored 2.3 points per game.

WATSON ON THE BOARDS

The only other time Paul Watson grabbed double-digit rebounds was when he secured 10 against the Windy City Bulls on March 16, 2018. He hauled 10 against Capital City on February 12, 2019 which accompanied a double-double, his only one of the season.

PUTTIN' UP POINTS

Billy Garrett is averaging 30.0 points in Westchester's last three games which is the third-most by a Knicks this season. John Jenkins averaged 32.0 points per game in a three-game span that included Fort Wayne (12/13), Grand Rapids (12/15) and Iowa (12/19). Jenkins also averaged 33.0 points in a three-game span from 11/6-11/14 and from 11/10-11/16. The window from 11/10-11/16 is a consecutive three-game streak as Jenkins missed the game on 11/8.

ZAK ATTACK

Zak Irvin is riding a six-game streak of scoring in double-figures and is averaging 15.0 points per game on 53.3-percent shooting. He is also grabbing 10.2 rebounds per game and 4.7 assists per game.

KNICKS FOR THREE

Westchester's 15 made three-pointers against Capital City (2/12) were the most by the team since the Knicks drained 15 against Erie (11/18). The team's high stands at 17 which was tabbed against Lakeland (11/10). Through the three games prior to Capital City (2/12), the team was averaging just 8.3 made three-pointers.

EVERYBODY ELSE FOR THREE

Westchester opponents have drilled 10-plus three-pointers in all but one game in the last nine games. Knicks opponents are averaging 11.7 made three-pointers in the last three games and 12.2 threes in the last nine.

PAUL THE SNIPER

Paul Watson's five three-pointers made against Capital City (2/12) rewrote his career-high. His previous best was four tallied against Fort Wayne (12/26/18). He is averaging 3.5 three-pointers in his last two.

ZIMM ON THE BOARDS

Stephen Zimmerman is averaging 9.0 rebounds per game in his last two games.

LAST FIVE LEAGUE WIDE (AS OF 2/18)

* Stephen Zimmerman ranks sixth in the G League with 4.7 offensive rebounds per game.

* Zak Irvin ranks 18th in the G League with 10.4 rebounds per game.

* Billy Garrett ranks sixth in the G League with 28.8 points per game.

* John Jenkins ranks eighth in the G League with 28.0 points per game (as a member of Capital City Go-Go per 10-Day contract).

* Billy Garrett ranks 19th in the G League with 3.0 made three-pointers per game.

* Billy Garrett ranks seventh in the G League with 5.8 made free-throws per game.

PARKER JACKSON-CARTWRIGHT

On February 11, 2019, the Westchester Knicks acquired Parker Jackson-Cartwright from the available player pool and waived Kevin Olekaibe.

Jackson-Cartwright, 5'11, 170, joined the Westchester Knicks by the way of Raptors 905. The Raptors drafted Jackson-Cartwright in the second round of the 2018 NBA G League Draft.

TEAM SCORING

Westchester is averaging 120.3 points per game in its last three games. The team is averaging 106.8 points this season. The team has gone 2-1 in the span.

PROLIFIC SHOOTING

When the Knicks shoots better than 50-percent from the floor, Westchester is 9-1. The last time the team shot that well (56.8%) came against Canton (2/8) which resulted in a win.

BLOWIN' LEADS

Westchester carried a 17-point lead over Capital City (2/12) before falling to the Go-Go by three. The Knicks have registered eight double-digit leads in its last ten games. Of the eight games, the Knicks have only pulled out wins in three of them. Its opponents have only had double-digit leads in four of the last ten games but have won half of the ten games.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

On February 11, Billy Garrett was named the NBA G League Player of the Week as announced by the league Monday afternoon. In a 2-0 week for Westchester, Garrett averaged a team-leading 30.0 points on 51.2-percent shooting, 3.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.5 steals and drained four triples.

10-DAY CONTRACT

On February 11, the New York Knicks announced that the team signed John Jenkins of the Westchester Knicks to a 10-day contract.

With Westchester this season, Jenkins (6'4, 215) started each of the 19 games he appeared in averaging a team-high 24.8 points per game on 47-percent shooting. The guard also drained 62 triples this season on 42.5-percent and was a 92.8-percent free-throw shooter. His line also included averages of 3.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.1 steals and a pair of 40-point performances.

Upon receiving a 10-Day contract with the Washington Wizards, Jenkins split time between the Wizards and its NBA G League affiliate, Capital City Go-Go. With Washington, Jenkins appeared in four games averaging 1.5 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists. With the Go-Go, Jenkins averaged 24.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in two games played.

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