NBA Note - New York Knicks Porzingis, Kristaps

Dec 15, 2017 - 8:05 AM F Kristaps Porzingis tweaked his left knee at some point in the first half but felt more pain when he made a pass to Courtney Lee for a 3-pointer late in the second quarter. He played the first 2:25 of the third quarter but when the Knicks called timeout, Porzingis returned to the locker room, and by the end of the period, the Knicks announced he had a sore left knee.

Porzingis will be evaluated further Friday when the Knicks are not scheduled to practice but an encouraging sign for the team and its fans was the sight of the 7-foot-3 forward conducting his postgame interview while standing up.

"I felt my knee, it just kind of buckled maybe a little bit and I felt a little pain there," said Porzingis who scored 13 points before leaving. "So yeah, it's more just being cautious, a little sharp pain there and that's it."

By the time Porzingis exited, the Knicks (15-13) were up 65-57 and Lee had 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting. He was up to 18 points through three, including a 3-pointer with 25.7 seconds left that gave the Knicks an 87-82 lead going into the fourth.