If you want to see an NBA All-Star in action, feel free to tune into MSG the next time the New York Knicks play. Julius Randle made an emphatic case for All-Star consideration Monday night, willing his team to victory over a game Atlanta Hawks team, 123-112.
How good was Randle? Try 44 points on 14-22 shooting, including a career-high 7 three-pointers, to go along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Randle started out on fire with 17 first-quarter points as the Knicks stormed out to an early 13-point lead. But the Hawks crawled back into the game in the second quarter thanks to some hot shooting and some absolute bullshit calls in favor of Trae Young.