By Dan Savage
July 8, 2016
ORLANDO – The New York Knicks may not have had an ideal start to the 2016 Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League, but they sure had an ideal finish.
Ron Baker led six New York players in double figures with a game-high 20 points as the Knicks rolled past the Clippers 106-77 on Friday, winning every quarter in the process.
Baker was an efficient 7-for-13 from the floor, a scorching 4-for-6 from long distance and finished the contest with a game-high +25 plus-minus rating.
Louis Labeyrie notched the only double-double of the contest, posting 14 points and 12 boards.
Chasson Randle added 14 points, Devin Booker and J.P. Tokoto each scored 13 and DaJuan Summers added 11 as New York never trailed in the game.
“Our guys came out aggressive and wanted to win,” Baker said. “It would have been a lot easier for us to lay down, but I’ve got to give our team a lot of credit, we put all the marbles on the table and we played hard, we executed down the stretch and got stops and that’s why we won.”
Branden Dawson went 7-for-10 from the field on his way to 18 points, while Diamond Stone and Andrew Andrews each posted 15.
