Julius Randle leaves to end the New York Knicks’ epic drought

Julius Randle leaves to end the New York Knicks’ epic drought

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The New York Knicks won again on Monday night, taking a third consecutive victory by defeating the Atlanta Hawks, behind Julius Randle’s 44 points.

Scoring more than 40 points, Randle broke a streak of 183 games in which the Knicks lacked a 40-point scorer. This was the longest active streak in the NBA. The last Knicks player to score 40 or more was Trey Burke against Charlotte Hornets in March 2018. Randle’s 44 points surpass his previous high with the 35 Knicks.

After the game, teammates Theo Pinson, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett surrounded Randle before his interview with MSG and declared that he was an All-Star. And after the game, both coach Tom Thibodeau and his teammates gave him another push to be named as a reserve when the teams are announced next week.

“What else does he have to do?” Barrett asked after the game. “The man is an All-Star.”

“Absolutely,” said Thibodeau, when asked if Randle was an All-Star. “And it’s not just what he did statistically, but the impact on victory, I think. He’s making other people better. He played a versatile, strong game on both sides of the ball. He played an altruistic game. He’s doing this in many different ways. He is playing in various positions … he is doing everything. But the most important thing is the impact that he is having on the victories and I hope he will be recognized. of his teammates and his coaches, the organization, certainly our fans, for what he is bringing to our team. “

Randle also talked about how much support from his teammates means.

“It feels incredible,” said Randle. “For me, these guys trust me and believe in me every night to go out and lead the team, it’s a great feeling. It is a collective thing, what we are doing there and I just try to be the best leader as possible as I can be. Just try to be the guy they want to follow or the guy they trust to lead the team. For me, I just try to do everything the right way. Be a guy they can lean on and make the game the right way. “

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