The Knicks' early pounding of the 76ers in Game 1 of the second round allowed a few of the lesser-seen faces on the bench to get some extended run.

One player who's been limited to just garbage time so far in the playoffs and took the floor Monday with the contest out of hand was rookie Mohamed Diawara. The first-year pro didn't look good in his first taste of postseason action against the Hawks, but versus the Sixers, he finally put together a nice little showing with five points across seven minutes.

Though it was just a brief glimpse of the rook, and in circumstances that didn't matter, Diawara's progress is still worth noting as New York's playoff journey is far from over.

Mohamed Diawara starting to put things together with Knicks in second round of playoffs

Diawara started these playoffs on an incredibly sour note, logging a DNP in the first three games despite having his own role in the rotation during the regular season.…