Newsday · Nov 2, 2021
Julius Randle off his game but Knicks keep on winning
The one thing the Knicks could rely on almost every night was the play of Julius Randle, who earned second-team All-NBA honors. But he has seen early ups and downs this season and over the last three games entering Monday’s meeting with the Raptors averaging just 13 points on 36.8% shooting. Still, the Knicks won all three games.
I thought in Chicago he played a great game without shooting the ball particularly well," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. "His rebounding, his playmaking, and he’s a magnet. He’s going to command a lot of attention and we can play off that. The defenders are pulled toward him so it opens up the floor for other things.
