Blazers, NBA Summer League champions

It is Portland’s third time playing in the championship game since 2017, and its second title since then.

The Trail Blazers got 36 points from their reserves, led by Jabari Walker, who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Trendon Watford finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for Portland and was a unanimous choice for game MVP honors.

“It was a great time, our chemistry came together from day one and I’m proud of all these guys,” Watford said.

The Knicks, with head coach Tom Thibodeau sitting courtside, had five players finish in double digits, led by Quentin Grimes, who scored 19 points.

Miles McBride scored 17 points, while Jericho Sims chipped in with 13 and Feron Hunt and Micah Potter contributed 10 apiece for New York.

Portland, which came into the game in third place during the summer league with 42.8 rebounds per game, out-rebounded the Knicks, 37-32.

The Blazers, who defeated New York 88-77 earlier in the event, didn’t find their rhythm until early in the second quarter when they opened with back-to-back three-pointers that gave them a 21-14 lead. They then scored seven three-pointers in the quarter to build an 11-point lead they would take heading into the locker room, 41-30.

The Blazers increased their lead to 16 in the third quarter, with a 60-44 advantage built on the strength of 10 points at the rim.

Both teams came out relatively sluggish, with a touch of sloppiness mixed in, as the Knicks shot 5-of-15 (.333) from the field and the Blazers just 3-of-12 (.250) from the field.