Derrick Rose rightly earned much of the credit for his lead and shot from shot, which led the Knicks to a possible Sunday victory over New Orleans at the end of regulation.
Reggie Bullock also deserves the props because he was in the right place in the left corner and for his 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left to force overtime before the Knicks shut out the Pelicans for their sixth straight win. .
“Derrick is great in pick-and-roll and he gets a lot of attention playing in pick-and-roll, so players like me and other shooters on my team have to stay away,” Bullock said after the game. “He will always read correctly. … He kicked out, he trusted me to be able to shoot down the shot and that’s what I did. I thanked him and my colleagues for telling me to keep shooting all night. ”
With Alec Burks eliminated due to NBA health and safety protocols, Bullock finished 3 to 5 over long distances and scored 15 points on Sunday to raise his season average score to 10.0 points per game.
“With Alec out of it, he is an aggressive scorer and brings so much to this team for his offensive ability and for what he does defensively, he is definitely a clamper for us. With his departure, we have 14 other guys who are always ready to intervene, “said Bullock. “Sincere [Ntilikina] he came and played some huge minutes for us, Kevin [Knox] he came in and played a few huge minutes.
“It simply came to our notice then. We are 15 years old and we have to stick to it and try to take it for the next man who came out. ”
In a game after facing Lonzo Ball, the Knicks (31-27) will see another potential summer target on Tuesday, goalkeeper Terry Rozier, who leads the Hornets with 20.7 points per game. … The Knicks are 15-7 in the games Rose has played since the February deal in Detroit.