Knicks forward Julius Randle is defended under the basket by Wizards guards Gary Payton II, left, and Bradley Beal during the first half at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
If it had been a road race, the Wizards were giving the Knicks a basketball equivalent of a 10-minute head start on Monday night.
Washington had no Isaiah Thomas – he’s serving a two-game suspension for a fan altercation in Philadelphia – and didn’t have all that much bench to speak of, actually. They were down to 10 players, two of whom were recent G League additions.