Moral victories don’t count.
But the New York Knicks deserved a point in their rebuilding, earning respect from one of the league’s elite teams.
Julius Randle and RJ Barrett played like true All-Stars while rookie Immanuel Quickley continued his stellar rise.
But when push came to shove, the Los Angeles Clippers’ bona fide All-Stars put the game away to hammer down a 129-115 victory Sunday at the Madison Square Garden.
Kawhi Leonard put the clamps on the red-hot Quickley in the final seven minutes and hit big buckets on the other end as the Clippers earned their 11th win in their last 10 games the hard way.