New York Knicks veteran guard Evan Fournier had been reduced to an afterthought this season. But on the second night of a brutal back-to-back schedule against elite teams and with RJ Barrett a late scratch due to a non-COVID illness, Fournier had his number called.
And he responded with his best game of the season.
The 30-year-old Fournier drilled a season-high 17 points off the bench to help the Knicks mount their largest comeback this season to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-97, Sunday night before a roaring 17,586 crowd at Madison Square Garden.
Coming off a tough overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers 24 hours earlier, the Knicks started the game flat as they fell behind as many as 21 in the opening quarter.