Landry Shamet provides spark off bench to help Knicks turn tide of Game 3 win
When the Sixers gave the Knicks their best shot in the first quarter, Landry Shamet helped turn the tides with his play off the bench in Game 3 on Friday night.
There have been a few times this season where bench players who were out of the rotation stepped up when called on, and in Game 3 against the 76ers, Landry Shamet delivered for the Knicks . The guard led the Knicks' bench in scoring with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 2-for-3 from three. He was also a game-high plus-20 in the Knicks' 108-94 win, which gave them a commanding 3-0 series lead .
"Landry hasn’t played a drop all playoffs," Knicks coach Mike Brown said after the win. "The first game, he was in the rotation, second game a little bit, and then he was out. Six, seven games that he hasn’t seen significant minutes on the court.
Landry was huge for us tonight. Huge for us on both ends of the floor. " With OG Anunoby out with a hamstring strain, Shamet was moved up in the rotation and was given big minutes.
When the Sixers took a 31-27 lead after a physical first quarter, Shamet helped turn the tide. He began the second quarter with Karl-Anthony Towns as the only starter and was on the floor for most of the run that helped New York flip a 12-point deficit into a 12-point lead. "We talked about it the last few days.