While his All-Star teammates Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson combined for 80 points Wednesday night, fill-in starter Precious Achiuwa also enjoyed his highest-scoring game as a Knick in their overtime victory over the Hawks.
Achiuwa will slide back into a reduced role once injured Mitchell Robinson and OG Anunoby return at some point after the All-Star break, but his 26-point performance on 12-for-16 shooting in a season-high 42 minutes once again showed his versatility as Tom Thibodeau’s team improved to 36-18 ahead of a seven-day respite.
“I’m just playing my game and trusting my game. I’m in a good rhythm right now,” said Achiuwa, who has started the past five games at power forward with Anunoby sidelined with a sprained right foot.
“It’s just being ready for whatever is asked of me and being able to perform at whatever levels are needed for us to win games. However much I can be out there, I just want to win basketball games.
“I think that’s the most important thing, is winning games, whatever it takes, and that goes for every guy in this locker room. Whoever is out there, they try to do whatever we can to help the team win.”
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