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Justin Holiday

Whenever Justin Holiday takes the floor, the New York Knicks are guaranteed one critical benefit. His shot may not always fall and his facilitating touch may not always be present, but every time Holiday plays, he’ll give an all-out effort.

Holiday gave the Knicks a bit of everything on Tuesday in yet another display of why Jeff Hornacek has consistently turned to him in 2016-17.

Holiday came in off the bench and provided seven points, five rebounds, and four assists in 19 minutes. He shot 3-of-4 from the field and 1-of-1 from beyond the arc, including a beautiful corner 3 and an excellent off-ball baseline cut.

Holiday even threw caution to the wind and sacrificed for the team by drawing an offensive foul on Mason Plumlee during the fourth quarter.

Offensively, Holiday has done an outstanding job of moving without the ball and putting himself in a position to receive open looks. Defensively, he refuses to give up against dynamic playmakers and utilizes his length to disrupt scoring opportunities.

Though it’s early, Holiday is looking like far more than a throw-in from the well-documented Derrick Rose trade.