G League Westchester Knicks

Knicks Take Down Swarm, 119-106

Published on November 29, 2022 under NBA G League (G League)
Westchester Knicks News Release


BRIDGEPORT, CT - The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, avenged yesterday's setback with a 119-106 win over the Greensboro Swarm Tuesday evening at Total Mortgage Arena.

Knicks (2-7) Two-Way Player, DaQuan Jeffries, poured in 23 points for a new season-high in large part to going 5-6 from beyond the arc, and shooting 56.3-percent from the field. He also hauled five rebounds and four assists. MJ Walker (returning rights) scored 18 points on 58.3-percent, his sixth game this season with 10 points or more and went 4-8 from three-point territory. Trevor Keels (Two-Way Player) and Nuni Omot (affiliate) notched 16 and 15 respective points. Garrison Brooks (affiliate) got back to his double-double ways and ended with 14 points and 12 boards.

For Greensboro (3-8), Mark Williams led all with 37 points and 11 rebounds. Ashton Hagans had 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists. JT Thor finished with 22 points and nine rebounds.

The Knicks shot 64.7-percent from three by the break and led 66-42. Omot and Walker both went a perfect 2-2 through the first two quarters while Quinton Rose drained three of his four tries from far. Omot led the Knicks at half with 12 points.

The Swarm outscored the Knicks 37-27 in the third quarter despite Westchester leading by as many as 24 points but would trail to start the fourth quarter, 93-79.

With 5:23 to go, Greensboro managed to get within eight points of the Knicks, marking its first time behind by single digits since the first quarter, 104-96. On the feed from Walker, Brooks swished a midrange shot to push the Knicks back up by double-figures on the ensuing possession and ultimately eliminate any chance of a Swarm comeback.

Westchester can right the ship in its series with College Park when the Skyhawks come to town Thursday, December 1 at 7:00 PM ET.

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