Kristaps Porzingis drew praise for blocking three different Celtics on this possession, but he didn’t actually block Marcus Smart‘s initial shot. Smart held the ball long enough – obviously fearing a Porzingis block – to avoid Porzingis touching it.
The Knicks rookie will have to settle for just altering Smart’s shot, blocking Jared Sullinger‘s and Jonas Jerebko‘s (and scoring like mad early).