The second-year center played one game there and scored two goals.
The 7-foot center - who was in foul trouble - scored only 5 of his 17 points after the opening quarter.
The center scored 6 in an 8-point run that put the visitors on top, 17-16.
The center has scored 11 goals and 12 assists in 36 games with the national team.
The 7-1 center scored 33 points, had 13 rebounds and made 5 steals.
In five games against the Rangers this season, the 22-year-old center has scored 17 points.
The center scored 7 points in a 15-8 surge that drew Duke to 66-64 with 6:30 left.
The 22-year-old center scored 38 goals last year and added 12 points in the playoffs.
The centre forward featured in 48 matches and scored 29 goals between 1911-1913.
But the Knicks' center shot 7 for 19 from the field and scored only 17 points, 8 in the second half.