Knicks’ Cameron Payne leaned into playoff experience to deliver late-game heroics
NY Post
Experience at this time of year matters.
The muscle memory of performing on the playoff stage is helpful.
Look no further than Cam Payne for proof.
He wasn’t even expected to be a major part of the Knicks playoff rotation. His first season in blue and orange was on the underwhelming side.
But there he was Saturday night, instrumental in the game-turning 21-0 run that sent the Knicks to a 1-0 lead in this best-of-seven, first-round playoff series.
“I’ve been there before,” the 30-year-old Payne said. “I know how the fourth quarter gets.”
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