Trail Blazers 111, Knicks 87: Scenes from the merciful end to the West Coast swing

The New York Knicks ended the West Coast portion of their road trip as you’d expect, falling to the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 111-87.

It was a tale of point guard futility for the Knicks, as Frank Ntilikina (2-7, 6 points), Emmanuel Mudiay (1-9, 3 points) and Trey Burke (2-12, 4 points) all struggled to score. You may be surprised to learn that Damian Lillard (10-18, 37 points) did not struggle to score.

Frank did end the first half with a bucket. He would, sadly, miss all of his field goal attempts in the second half.

This sequence was probably the highlight of the game: a block by Kyle O’Quinn, a sweet pass by Michael Beasley and a strong finish by Troy Williams.

Yung Beazy finally got his offensive game going a bit, finishing with 16 points on 8-13 shooting.

Tim Hardaway Jr. (19 points) and Enes Kanter (18 points) led the team in scoring.

Recap to come.