![]() ![]() His 46 points were one more than his previous career-best, which occurred as a member of the New Orleans Pelicans in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 15, 2019. Randle contributed 13 points to the game-flipping, 33-17 run. Still down 15 at the break, the Knicks used seven 3-pointers, three by Randle, to surge into an 81-80 lead with 4:34 left in the third quarter and gradually pulled away from there to win comfortably. Using a game-opening, 12-2 run and 50 percent shooting in the first half, the Kings ran off to as much as a 20-point lead by the midpoint of the second quarter. Their scoring allowed New York to earn a second win in as many days immediately after a seven-game losing streak.ĭe'Aaron Fox paced the Kings with 24 points to complement a game-high seven assists. I started to feel a little bit better after that.Randle put up a career-high 46 points, Barrett chipped in with 29 and Quickley went for a season-high 27 off the bench. But seeing the guys go out and compete the way they did energized me. “After that I couldn’t really see anything. “It’s the price of war I guess,” Randle joked about the bruise. He sent the Knicks into the break with momentum and the lead by sinking a step-back 3-pointer. Randle missed six of seven shots and committed two turnovers.Īfter sitting most of the second quarter, Randle returned to the court playing with more force and decisiveness. It was an opening 12 minutes to forget for the team’s lone All-Star. Randle was sporting a good-sized bruise under his eye, the result of a first-quarter collision with Bam Adebayo. ![]() I thought he had really good balance tonight, made good reads.” RJ Barrett has found his stride for the Knicks throughout their second-round series. And then I liked the way he attacked the basket. “The first quarter was rough but he fought through it. He took a pretty big hit to start the game,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. It came two days after his eyebrow-raising quote, “maybe want it more.” He punctuated the performance with a hustle play, stripping Kyle Lowry after a Mitchell Robinson missed free throw with 17.1 seconds left and scored to ice the game. He made all five of his field-goal attempts, scored 14 points and had four assists. His second half on Wednesday was fantastic. It’s been a haywire postseason for him, interrupted by the nagging ankle injuries and inconsistent play.
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