Randle Playing Well To Start The Year
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
By Derrel Jazz Johnson
Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
Former New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle hit big shots in
regulation and overtime, to the crowd’s approval at Madison Square
Garden, and the Knicks were able to defeat the Charlotte Hornets
134-131. The newly acquired Jalen Brunson led the team with team highs
of 27 points and 13 assists, with RJ Barrett adding 22 in the victory.
Randle finished with 17 points.
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau discussed the brilliant play of
Brunson after the game.
“That’s who he is,” Thibodeau said. ”Whatever the game needs, that’s
what he does. They were blitzing him. He made a number of good plays,
good reads. He scored when we needed big buckets. We didn’t play our
best, but the thing is one, give them credit, they played really well,
but at the end, Julius made a couple of big plays, the offensive
rebounds, the finish. RJ made the free throws, Mitch (Mitchell
Robinson) was all over the place. We scored plenty, but obviously, we
have to do better defensively.”
Thibodeau also discussed sticking to a 10-man rotation after the game.
If he continues this, it will help keep the team fresh by using the
combination of youth and veteran leadership off the bench.
Garden, and the Knicks were able to defeat the Charlotte Hornets
134-131. The newly acquired Jalen Brunson led the team with team highs
of 27 points and 13 assists, with RJ Barrett adding 22 in the victory.
Randle finished with 17 points.
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau discussed the brilliant play of
Brunson after the game.
“That’s who he is,” Thibodeau said. ”Whatever the game needs, that’s
what he does. They were blitzing him. He made a number of good plays,
good reads. He scored when we needed big buckets. We didn’t play our
best, but the thing is one, give them credit, they played really well,
but at the end, Julius made a couple of big plays, the offensive
rebounds, the finish. RJ made the free throws, Mitch (Mitchell
Robinson) was all over the place. We scored plenty, but obviously, we
have to do better defensively.”
Thibodeau also discussed sticking to a 10-man rotation after the game.
If he continues this, it will help keep the team fresh by using the
combination of youth and veteran leadership off the bench.
