The New York Knicks swept their weekend back-to-back by whipping the Houston Rockets on Saturday evening, 121-99. If memory serves me, they hadn’t swept a back-to-back in the previous three seasons. They’ve already done it twice in 2020-21.
While Julius Randle turned in his usual solid game with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, this one belonged to the Knicks’ second unit. They helped New York take an 18-point lead into the third quarter, but the starters messed around and lost most of that advantage. Head coach Tom Thibodeau turned to Derrick Rose and Immanuel Quickley, and they responded with a dominant performance.