Porzingis fever became a little more severe Saturday night.

Twenty-year-old Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks in the Knicks' win over Houston on Saturday. He’s just the fifth rookie in the past 20 seasons to post at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in the same game, per ESPN Stats & Information. Not bad.

Thanks in part to Porzingis, the Knicks have won four straight for the first time since the final four games of the 2013-14 season. New York (8-6) hasn't been over .500 this late in the season since 2012-13. The club also hasn't won in Houston since 2004.

Plenty of credit goes to Porzingis, who is the hottest young big man in New York since Patrick Ewing.

Here are a few takeaways from Saturday's win:

Porzingis did a little bit of everything against the Rockets. And he put himself in elite company while doing so.

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Porzingis is the only rookie besides Tim Duncan, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Dean Garrett to post at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in a game in the past 20 seasons. Porzingis is also the first 20-year-old to post his stat line in a single game since Shaquille O'Neal in 1992-93. That’s pretty good company.

One of the rookie's highlights Saturday was converting hook shots with both hands. But Porzingis' night was more than just an advertisement for his rare skill set.

The 7-foot-3 forward also made several key plays in the closing minutes to help New York seal the win. He had an offensive rebound and drew a foul on a put-back attempt with 1:22 to play. His two made free throws gave the Knicks a 100-99 lead. On Houston’s next possession, Porzingis blocked James Harden’s runner.

Overall, in the final 5:03, Porzingis had six points and five rebounds, three on the offensive end.

His seven blocks against Houston were the highest single-game total for a rookie this season. He also owns the highest single-game total for a rookie this season in points (29) and is tied with Jahlil Okafor for the highest single-game rebound total (15), per ESPN Stats & Information.

Melo plays decoy: Something happened Saturday that has only occurred twice in the past 12 months: Carmelo Anthony played 25 minutes and took fewer than 11 shots. Only twice in his past 42 games has Anthony played at least 25 minutes and taken 10 or fewer shots.

On Saturday, Anthony was hampered by foul trouble. He finished with 14 points on 5-for-10 shooting. But don't let the low point total fool you. When he was on the floor, Anthony occupied defenders well and served as a decoy of sorts for the Knicks. He didn’t force many shots or overdribble -- two sins he has committed in the past.

New York outscored Houston by seven in Anthony’s 25 minutes. He was also active late in the game. He hit a 3-point shot with 2:17 to play to break a 95-95 tie and scored on a strong post move with :39 seconds to put New York up by three. (His basket with :39 seconds to go was on a goaltend.)

The Knicks also got big contributions from Arron Afflalo (16 points), Jose Calderon (11 points) and Langston Galloway (12 points). Those three combined to hit 9 -of-16 from beyond the arc.

Surprisingly strong start: The Knicks have one of the NBA’s most daunting early-season schedules; 10 of their first 14 games are against 2015 playoff teams. Back in August, when the schedule was released, it would have been tough to find anyone willing to predict even a .500 start for New York.

But it also would have been tough to find anyone willing to predict that Porzingis would be this good this quickly.

Neither scenario seemed probable, but both are a surprising reality for Phil Jackson's revamped Knicks.