DENVER - Julius Randle scored a season-high 34 points and the New York Knicks took advantage of Nikola Jokic's absence to win in Denver for the first time in 16 years, rallying past the Nuggets 106-103 on Wednesday night.
Randle hit 1 of 2 free throws to snap a tie with 50.6 seconds left. Jalen Brunson added 21 points, including two free throws with 10.5 seconds remaining.
As Randle coughed in the locker room with a bug that's going through the team, Brunson was asked the key to the comeback.
"Julius Randle and Julius Randle," Brunson said of the forward who also came up with a diving steal and feed to Brunson for a dunk in New York's frantic finish.