The New York Knicks did not feel any ill effects of playing on the second night of a back-to-back set. Instead they had more pep in their step as they ran away with a wire-to-wire 128-106 win over the slumping New Orleans Pelicans.
Perhaps inspired by the presence of the 1973 Knicks championship team, who were honored at halftime for the 50th anniversary of their title run, the present Knicks dominated the Pelicans right off the bat.
Julius Randle had another sizzling start with 16 points in the opening quarter. They built a 42-26 advantage that swelled to 35 points and were never seriously threatened.