Randle Unstoppable As Knicks Blast Rockets For 11th Win In Last 12
Julius Randle scored 31 points in three quarters to lead the New York Knicks to a 122-97 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
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Julius Randle scored 31 points in three quarters to lead the New York Knicks to a 122-97 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
RJ Barrett added 22 points as New York bounced back from its loss Monday that snapped a nine-game winning streak.
Devin Booker scored 33 points and the Phoenix Suns capped a grueling road trip with a 118-110 victory Monday night that snapped the New York Knicks' nine-game winning streak.
The Knicks have moved into fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 11 games remaining and improved to 21-10 at home.
The Knicks won all three meetings against the Hawks this season. New York had not swept Atlanta since winning all three games during the 2012-13 season.
Barrett's offense and the Knicks' defense changed the game after the Hornets scored 66 points in the first half. New York held Charlotte to just 31 after halftime.
The Knicks' longest winning streak in seven years was seconds away from ending and the New Orleans Pelicans were told what to do to stop it. They didn't follow instructions.
The Knicks (30-27) are three games over .500 for the first time since December 2017.
Having won five of seven, the Knicks (29-27) are currently in the Eastern Conference playoff picture — within a couple games of a top-four seed — with 16 contests left in the regular season.
Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and the Knicks beat the Lakers 111-96 on Monday night for their third straight victory.
The Knicks snapped a nine-game losing streak to Toronto. New York had not beaten the Raptors since Nov. 22, 2017, at home.
RJ Barrett scored 20 points, making a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:15 left in overtime, and New York used a late rally to stun the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
RJ Barrett was 6-for-6 on 3-pointers and scored 29 points for the Knicks, who have dropped two straight — each by two points — and five of six.
Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, Jeff Green made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left and the Nets overcame the early loss of James Harden to beat the Knicks 114-112.
Julius Randle scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, and the New York Knicks pounded the Detroit Pistons 125-81 on Saturday night.
Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New York Knicks 99-86 Friday night.
Anthony Edwards scored 11 of his 24 points over the final eight minutes, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 102-101 victory over former coach Tom Thibodeau and the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and the Miami Heat snapped a six-game losing streak with a 98-88 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night.
The victory was costly for the Knicks, who lost starting center Mitchell Robinson to a broken right foot in the first quarter.
The New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards on Thursday night to sweep the two-game set.
With its 22nd victory, New York has won one more game in 2020-21 than it did all of last season.
Tobias Harris made two free throws with 5.3 seconds left in overtime and the Philadelphia 76ers ran their winning streak against the New York Knicks to 15 games with a 101-100 victory Sunday night.
Randle has nine triple-doubles in his seven-year NBA career and became the first Knicks player with three or more in a season since Micheal Ray Richardson had seven in 1981-82.
Julius Randle had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, and RJ Barrett scored 17 points.
Kyrie Irving scored 34 points and Harden posted his 10th triple-double of the season, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a 117-112 victory over the Knicks.
