Knicks forward Julius Randle after making one of his seven three-pointers. He was 13-for-24 shooting overall. Credit: AP/Vincent Carchietta
Julius Randle had spent the morning talking about moving forward, choosing to put the late-game struggles and the frustration with the losses — and the officials — behind him.
While the opponent on this night, the Washington Wizards, was not the level of the Eastern Conference title contenders who had beaten the Knicks in the final seconds three times in a seven-day stretch, Randle clearly was relaxed again.
Early in the third quarter Tuesday night, Randle fired in a three-pointer, then another and then a third in a row.