Overview
- Kolek posted career highs of 16 points and 11 assists in 26 minutes during New York’s 114-113 win at Indiana.
- He recorded a team-best +13 plus-minus against the Pacers and is +45 across his last three games including the NBA Cup final.
- His recent surge followed a standout Cup title game against the Spurs, where he had 14 points and five assists and closed the game.
- Brown praised Kolek’s scoring and playmaking but urged him to build a defensive edge patterned after McConnell.
- Injuries to Miles McBride and Landry Shamet expanded Kolek’s minutes, with the Knicks listing McBride day-to-day after resuming on-court work.