Knicks Finish Summer League With Win Over Wizards

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Knicks at Vegas Summer League

by Dennis Rogers (www.vegassummerleague.com)

LAS VEGAS, NV, July 13, 2006 -- The New York Knicks built up a 13-point first half lead and held on for a 75-67 victory over the Washington Wizards in the Toshiba Vegas Summer League. New York's advantage was greatly helped by outshooting Washington 60 percent (15-25 FG) to 31 percent (11-36 FG) through the first two quarters of play.

The game was separated by only two points after the first 10 minutes of play, but the Knicks' offense doubled up Washington 22-11 in the second quarter for a 41-28 cushion. New York added two more points to its lead after the third, but watched Washington break the 20-point mark for the only time in the fourth quarter.

New York was led offensively by Ime Udoka's 13 points (4-9 fG). Udoka was closely followed by 12 scored by David Lee and Brian Greene's 11.

Washington's Oleksiy Pecherov led all scorers with a 22-point (9-14 FG) outburst. Andray Blatche chipped in with 18 (6-10 FG, 5-6 FT), while Donell Taylor had 10.

For the game, the Knicks nailed 52.6% (30-57 FG) of their shots, while the Wizards connected only 38.2% (26-68 FG) of the time.

The Knicks finish summer league play with a 4-1 record. Lee averaged a team-high 15.2 points per game in the five-game span, while Channing Frye had 12.5 points per game (two games) and Nate Robinson averaged 12.2 points per game (five games).

The Wizards ended its play with a 0-5 record. Blatche poured in a team-high 16.0 points per game in the span, while Pecherov averaged 12.6 points per game.