Late in the third, McBride stole the ball from Mitchell and got fouled. The Knicks also got a gutty defensive performance from rookie point guard Miles McBride. Thibodeau said he was still being examined after the game.
Reddish stayed down, holding his head, then was helped off clutching his right shoulder with 11:11 left. Going up to contest a shot early in the fourth quarter, Reddish got upended by a driving Davion Mitchell and fell badly, hitting his shoulder. The bad news was Cam Reddish was injured.
Randle scored 17 in the quarter and had 30 entering the final period. The Knicks outscored the Kings 44-24 in the third, the most points they’ve scored in any period this season. Randle hit a 3 in the final minute of the third to give the Knicks a 92-87 lead and they ran away with it in the fourth quarter, keeping in their chief players until the final two minutes. They were dead in the water in the first half and minus their sparkplug center Mitchell Robinson, who picked up two fouls in the first two minutes, was removed and then was said to have “an illness.’’ Julius Randle goes up for a shot during the Knicks’ win over the Kings. It’s fun moving the ball and everyone gets to eat.’’ “Julius had a lot to do with that,’’ Barrett said. They racked up 83 points in the second half, their most after intermission since 1969. The Knicks exploded for a 35-17 start to the second half to erase a 15-point halftime hole. Evan Fournier shook off an 0-for-4 start to pile up 15 points. RJ Barrett also had a big second half and finished with 29 points, and Immanuel Quickley also fired in 27. It’s been an odd trip for Randle, who received a $50,000 fine from the NBA on Sunday for not participating in the league’s investigation into his Friday skirmish in Phoenix with Cam Johnson.Īsked about the fine, Randle paused and said, “Next question. Surging RJ Barrett looks likely to break Knicks’ sad first-round pick trend “Just playing and not second-guessing and shooting the open shot.’’ “I’m taking the open look and just taking it,’’ Randle said of his 3-point bust-out. Suspect from the 3-point line this season, Randle fired in a career-high eight 3-pointers (on 16 attempts) and shot 18-for-31 overall. They’ve played well since the All-Star break and now have something to show for it. The Knicks, at 27-38, moved to 4 ½ games behind the Hawks for the 10th seed and final Eastern Conference play-in spot with 17 games to play. Julius Randle finished with a career-high 46 points. It was a great all-around game from him.’’īy winning their back-to-back California set against the Clippers and Kings, the Knicks posted their first two-game winning streak since mid-January when they reeled off three straight wins against San Antonio, Dallas and Atlanta. “He was attacking the basket, shooting the 3, making hustle plays. “When he plays with that type of intensity, it lifts everyone,’’ Tom Thibodeau said. Randle exploded for a career-high 46 points to lead a 44-point third-quarter barrage as the Knicks rallied from 19 points down in the first half to knock out the Kings, 131-115, in a Wild West shootout at Golden1 Center. This time it was the Knicks’ turn to rally from a big deficit and capture a desperately needed victory. Julius Randle got fined by the NBA on Sunday and got even on Monday. What the Knicks can learn from the Nuggets-Heat Finals showdown Knicks shouldn’t make play for this star - as enticing as he isĪn early look at the 2023-24 NBA title odds We’re really excited to see where he is in Year III.Who the Knicks should move on from according to Stephen A Smith It’s safe to say that that’s not the case for Barrett. It’s interesting to us because we knew a guy who played D-II ball on the West Coast and told us that “you’d be surprised how many guys play without really loving the game.” He’s only finishing his second season but Barrett has already proved Randle right: he’s a worker and he never stops. And he’s going to look great because of that.” Because at the end of the day, that’s what it’s about. And I’m excited, not only for him as an individual but for what he’s going to bring to our team. I think he’s going to have another big year and make a jump. “You can tell the guys who really love the game and really dedicate themselves to their craft and he’s one of them. He’s a really good player, and I can relate as far as what he’s done, and what I’ve seen from him so far in this offseason is he just keeps improving. What is he, 21? I don’t know how old he is. In New York, former Wildcat Julius Randle and former Blue Devil RJ Barrett are now teammates and in an interview with SNY.TV’s Ian Begley, Randle had some impressive things to say about Barrett and his potential: That whole Duke-Kentucky dynamic is heating up this weekend with Dereck Lively’s announcement coming Monday but not everyone is buying in.
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