![]() He got re-taped and returned to the bench but didn’t get back in the game. Toppin’s minutes partly were extended because Josh Hart briefly left the court in the fourth quarter with what appeared to be an ankle issue. ![]() “It feels good, but I just got to come back here and do what I gotta do every single day to help the team win.” Quentin Grimes stepped into the lineup for RJ Barrett against the Wizards, and was one of four Knicks with 20 or more points. ![]() We were just out there, just having fun, moving the ball and just playing freely,” said Toppin, who played the entire second half, along with Grimes. The Knicks boasted four 20-point scorers in the same game - Jalen Brunson and Quentin Grimes with 27 apiece, Immanuel Quickley with 22 and Obi Toppin with 21 - for the first time since December 2018 against Milwaukee. RJ Barrett joined All-Star forward Julius Randle on the sidelines due to a non-COVID illness, missing his first game since returning from a lacerated finger in January. The Knicks were able to clinch a playoff berth Sunday night despite missing two of their three leading scorers by achieving something they hadn’t done in five years. Knicks face their season’s moment of truth in crucial Game 2Īnother Knicks star questionable for Game 2 with sudden injury concern Injured Heat star’s Game 2 status unknown Heat not putting any stock in Knicks’ playoff history
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