Afrigather PHILADELPHIA — Donte DiVincenzo nailed the largest shot for the Knicks within the first 5 video games towards the 76ers, however the sharpshooter largely has been unable to get untracked in the remainder of the first-round sequence except for that go-ahead bucket within the closing seconds of Game 2.
DiVincenzo buried 5 of 10 photographs and 4 3-pointers in that comeback victory final week, however he in any other case had posted a .289 capturing proportion from the ground — together with a puzzling .227 from 3-point land — within the different 4 video games entering Game 6 on Thursday’s at Wells Fargo Heart.
After averaging 38.2 minutes and registering 21 factors and 4.6 made 3-pointers per recreation over his remaining 35 appearances of the common season, the 27-year-old DiVincenzo’s taking part in time and manufacturing have dipped within the playoffs to twenty-eight.6 minutes, 9.8 factors and 1.8 treys by the Knicks 3-2 begin towards the Sixers.
In his first season in New York after signing a four-year deal as a free agent, the previous Villanova participant established a franchise file with 283 made 3s within the common season.
However forward of Thursday’s recreation, DiVincenzo had missed 14 of 17 from lengthy distance since his go-ahead triple with 13.0 seconds left lifted the Knicks to a Sport 2 victory.
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“Simply preserve trusting your shot,” Tom Thibodeau stated after Sport 4 when requested about DiVincenzo’s capturing droop. “He places the work in daily. So [if you’re] open, shoot. Guarded, make a play.”
Nonetheless, reserve combo guard Mile McBride logged extra minutes twice within the first 5 video games, with a 21-point efficiency in 28 minutes in Sport 1 and 14 factors in 33 minutes within the Knicks’ OT loss Tuesday evening.
“We all know we must always’ve ended it [Tuesday] however we’ve received to maneuver ahead, received to remain collectively, regroup and simply look ahead,” McBride stated. “Clearly, it [was] a tricky one, however we now have an excellent group of leaders from the teaching employees to the leaders within the locker room that I believe are going to regroup us and get again to the drafting board.”
