INDIANAPOLIS — More like Out-dianapolis for Raymond Felton.
In the Knicks’ 106-99 season-ending Game 6 loss to the Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last night, Felton, who struggled in Game 3 in Indianapolis, delivered another miserable performance. The point guard missed all seven of his shots from the field, scoring two points.
Though Felton dished out a game-high-tying six assists, his floater — a huge weapon for him — was off the mark. He missed on multiple drives and only got two free-throw tries — both in the first quarter.
“[The floater] wasn’t falling,” Felton said. “My jump shot was going in and out at the rim. It’s frustrating, especially when it’s a big game like this.”
Felton’s Game 6 flop was almost an identical to his Game 3 disaster, in which he shot 1-for-8 and scored six points.
Felton did rebound in Game 4 with a 14-point effort (7-of-16 from the field), and he was terrific in Game 5 at the Garden, putting up a second half of 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
But when it mattered most, Felton was brutal.
In the final two games of the series, the Knicks were called for a whopping 64 fouls, while the Pacers were whistled 34 times, but Felton declined to comment on the officiating.
“No comment on that,” Felton said.
In Felton’s return campaign to New York after being shipped out to the Nuggets two years ago in the Carmelo Anthony deal, he enjoyed a strong regular season. He replaced fan favorite Jeremy Lin and helped to lead the Knicks to the Atlantic Division title and 54 wins.
Putting aside his Indiana struggles, it was a strong postseason for Felton. The point guard arguably was the Knicks’ MVP in the series against the Celtics.