With the New York Knicks’ outright playoff hopes falling apart with another awful start, Derrick Rose came to the rescue.
The Knicks came out flat again, but Rose, the former MVP turned super-sub, came in to inject life on a lethargic offense.
Then Julius Randle woke up just in time to bring them home.
The Knicks hammered out a huge 106-100 win against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon to remain at fourth seed in the East with four games left.
Rose scattered 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting and issued seven assists in the opening half as the Knicks recovered from a 10-0 Clippers opening run.