Fournier

Evan Fournier has been out of the New York Knicks' rotation since November, but Sunday showed that he can still light it up on offense from time to time.

After sitting on the bench for the majority of the season, Knicks guard Evan Fournier finally proved why an opposing team could value his services.

Hopefully, the Knicks don’t get overly confident and fall into a trap because despite their record, this Magic team is not one to mess around with. Following a disastrous overtime loss to the Clippers on Saturday, the Knicks were in dire need of a bounce-back win on national television and they got it, taking down the 76ers, 108-97. While the efficiency may not have been pretty, his defense, combined with a big-time three to put the Knicks up eight with 3:33 remaining, was precisely what they needed to win this game.

If this is how it ends for Evan Fournier, few have gone on on a better note in the modern history of the New York Knicks.

Evan Fournier, pressed into duty with RJ Barrett scratched due to illness just before the opening tip, scored a season-high 17 points and drained three key ...

The 76ers had runs of 8-0 and 10-4 while New York ended the quarter with a 9-3 spurt to pull within 79-76. His final 3-pointer put New York ahead 94-88 and the hosts never led by fewer than four the rest of the way. The Knicks responded with a 17-0 run bridging the quarters to pull within 35-32 with 10:02 left before halftime. Fournier, who played in just two of the previous 13 games, extended the Knicks’ lead to 91-84 with his second 3-pointer with 6:35 left. Joel Embiid (31 points, 14 rebounds), Tobias Harris (14 points, 10 rebounds) and James Harden (12 points, 12 assists) recorded double-doubles for the 76ers, who had their eight-game road winning streak snapped. Miles McBride came off the bench to score 14 points while fellow reserve Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 rebounds.

Round of applause for the Frenchman in (maybe) his last game home at MSG with the Knicks.

A world-renowned defensive sensei, Thibs thinks he has studied advanced metrics “pretty hard for a long time,” and that he “doesn’t buy into it the way some people treat it as gospel.” “It was a big win.” “[Barrett] went through the walkthrough and in the pregame he just started feeling ill,” Thibodeau said. New York is still in possession of the no. Tyrese Maxey (12 points) was the only Sixer coming off the paint to score more than two points against the Knicks yesterday night. “We knew we had a big test for us. Joel Embiid (31) was the only starter to score more than 14. He also explained why RJ missed this game—and no, it was not because of his supposed defensive woes. 30), and bagged 17 points (including five 3-pointers) to go with one rebound, one dime, and one steal. The French learned about what was coming his way just minutes before tip-off, with RJ Barrett ( “It was a fun one-night stand,” he said, before acknowledging he’s not taking this outing for what it is not as he thinks “[Tom Thibodeau] is set on his nine-man rotation.” New York needed to recover from a 21-point deficit, which the dudes did with flying colors ending up winners by a safe and sound 11-point margin.

On Sunday night, Evan Fournier arrived at Madison Square Garden thinking it was going to be a long night again riding the Knicks bench.

“To be honest, it felt good to have an impact on winning,” Fournier said. “I’m going to take my nap. So, I see the work he puts in each day he stays ready, and when he’s called upon, he plays well.” I think [Thibodeau] is set on his nine-man rotation,” Fournier said. It feels good to see my teammates, Cam [Reddish] and Svi [Mykhailiuk] cheer for me because we’re going through the same stuff. So, that’s the reason why it feels good. That’s why I love New York,” Fournier said. When I wake up from my nap,” Fournier said, “if I’m out, I’m out. “No, I don’t think so. So, whoever’s in there, just get the job done.” “He’s got a great attitude, great approach, very professional. “We have a lot of confidence in all the guys we have on the team.

This season has been one to forget for the 11-year veteran, as Fournier was removed from Tom Thibodeau's regular rotation in November, and his playtime against ...

And they made great plays, great shots and competed on the defensive end. I think he and Derrick [Rose] really handled not being in the rotation as well as you would hope. And to listen to Fournier after the game, he does not expect to see more minutes even after helping the Knicks record one of their best wins of the season. Fournier’s performance, specifically, and the effort from the bench, collectively, were keys to Sunday's win. Throughout the course of the season sometimes guys have injuries, sometimes they get sick. This season has been one to forget for the 11-year veteran, as Fournier was removed from Tom Thibodeau’s regular rotation in November, and his playing time against the 76ers on Sunday was due to R.J.