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Julius Randle hit eight 3-pointers and scored 17 of his career-high 46 points in the third quarter as the New York Knicks rallied from a 20-point deficit and beat the Sacramento Kings 131-115 on Monday night.
One night after beating the Los Angeles Clippers in a win fueled mostly by New York’s younger players, Randle rallied the Knicks with a phenomenal shooting display in the second half. He made 12 of 17 shots after halftime, going 7 for 11 from beyond the arc, and finished with 10 rebounds.
"Julius got going and it was pretty terrific what he did," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. "When he plays with that type of intensity it lifts everyone. He was attacking the basket, he was shooting the 3, he was making hustle plays. It was a great all-around game from him in so many different ways."
RJ Barrett had 29 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help the Knicks to their second consecutive win after seven straight losses. Immanuel Quickley added 27 points.
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New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) scores in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, March 7, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)
Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings before being ejected in the fourth quarter after receiving double technicals. De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points, and Harrison Barnes had 23.
"It was just a frustrating game," Sabonis said. "We keep getting these leads playing the right way and we just can’t come out in the second half and sustain it."
Held to 48 points in the first half, the Knicks nearly doubled their output in
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