Julius Randle, Knicks win in Dallas again, blowing out Mavericks

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Julius Randle scored 26 points against his hometown team and the New York Knicks won for the fifth consecutive time in Dallas, blowing out the Mavericks 107-77 on Wednesday night.

RJ Barrett added 18 points for the Knicks, who won their third straight following a seven-game losing streak and improved to 3-2 on a season-long seven-game road trip.

The Mavericks missed their first 19 3-point shots while falling behind by 28 in their lowest-scoring first half of the season. Dallas trailed 61-34 at the break as a five-game winning streak ended.

Luka Doncic scored 17 of his 31 points in the third quarter, when the Mavericks got within 14 before consecutive buckets from Randle steadied the Knicks.

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New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) drives against Dallas Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie (26) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The Knicks won 107-77. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

"I love the way our guys are coming out and the intensity that we’re playing with and the togetherness on both sides of the ball," New York coach Tom Thibodeau said. "The challenge doesn’t stop. We can’t feel too good about ourselves."

New York, which is chasing the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference, swept the two-game season series from the playoff-bound Mavericks, winning by an average of 26.5 points.

The Mavericks shot a season-worst 13.6% from long range (6 of 44) and 31.4% overall. Reggie Bullock was 0 of 8 and went scoreless, while Jalen Brunson, Davis Bertans and Maxi Kleber combined to miss 14 more without a make.

"It was probably our best defensive