NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle had 40 points and 10 rebounds to lead New York to a 137-127 overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, the Knicks‘ NBA-best eighth straight win.
Randle’s driving layup with eight seconds left in regulation gave New York a 122-119 lead, but Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
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The Knicks scored the first 10 points of the extra session.
“We’ve been challenged throughout the season and sometimes they haven’t gone our way,” Randle said.