They aren’t playing any of the top three teams in the Eastern Conference, and they aren’t playing any of the top six teams in the west either.

That may not be a cake walk but it’s also not too bad of a schedule. “We knew Sacramento was a good team but they’re known to give up leads,’’ Quickley said.Knicks say Julius Randle will be re-evaluated in two weeks due to ankle sprain.- Ian Begley March 30, 2023įirst off, how will the Knicks compete with Randle out? New York closes out it’s regular season with games against the Cavaliers, Wizards, Pacers, Pelicans, then the Pacers again. The Kings got up as many as 20 points in the second quarter and led 63-48 at intermission before it all crashed and burned. De’Aaron Fox went to the basket with impunity, scoring on four easy layups.

Without Robinson, the Knicks’ defense allowed the Kings much of everything. Instead of going back to Robinson, Thibodeau put in the veteran Taj Gibson for the first time since the All-Star break. Robinson was removed and rookie backup center Jericho Sims picked up three fouls. Immanuel Quickley finished with 27 points. Robinson picked up two fouls in the opening 1:40, including one on a 3-point play from Sabonis, who later got himself ejected for arguing and bumping a referee. On the next possession, McBride forced a jump ball.Īs good as it would get, the game started badly. 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 Who the Knicks should move on from according to Stephen A Smith

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