It took a collective effort to stop the bleeding for the wounded New York Knicks.
Without their injured leader, Jalen Brunson, for the second straight game, plenty of heroes stepped up as the Knicks pulled off a much-needed 112-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night to arrest a three-game slide.
Julius Randle returned to his quick-starting ways, while RJ Barrett came through with a strong finish for the Knicks, who reached 40 wins just for the second time in the past 10 seasons. They also became the fifth team in the Eastern Conference to notch 40 wins.