Knicks' Raymond Felton to return on Saturday night
The Knicks will get starting point guard Raymond Felton back on Saturday night at Philadelphia.
The Knicks will get starting point guard Raymond Felton back Saturday night when they play at Philadelphia.
Felton has missed about five weeks because of a broken right pinky. He fractured it on Christmas Day against the Lakers and had been playing with bone bruises in both hands. For a right-handed player, having a finger broken on the right hand obviously affected his shooting and ballhandling.
The Knicks went 7-7 in Felton's absence after building an impressive 19-7 record with him.
Without Felton, the Knicks relied heavily on 39-year-old Jason Kidd and 35-year-old rookie Pablo Prigioni. With Felton back, the Knicks' bench can return to having a little more depth, but Kidd is expected to remain in the starting five playing alongside Felton.
Felton will not have a limit restriction Saturday night.
"If I need to play him 40 [minutes], I might play him 40," coach Mike Woodson told reporters.
Felton, 28, is averaging 15.8 points and 6.3 assists in 28 games this season.