He was said to be nervous and losing momentum, and Julius Randle responded to the critics last night by signing his career points record! Against the Kings, the All-Star inside planted 33 of his 46 points in the second half to allow the Knicks to win 131-115 in Sacramento. A victorious back-to-back with two records: 46 points, but also 8 3-point baskets. All with 10 rebounds.
« Julius caught fire and it’s impressive what he did! When he plays like that, he pulls everybody up underlines Tom Thibodeau. ” He attacked the circle, he shot 3-pointers, he snatched balloons. It was a very big complete match on his part. »
For the first time since January, the Knicks win two games in a row, and they have 17 games left to catch up with the Hawks, currently 10th in the Eastern Conference with four wins apart.
For Julius Randle, this heat stroke is welcome, and we will therefore remember this second half where he planted 33 points on 12 of 17 on shots with a 7 of 11 from 3-pointers.
“I was unmarked and I just took shots” justifies the star of the Knicks. ” I just played, without a second thought, and took the open shots. »
Is this record his answer to the heavy fine imposed by the NBA? “Next question…I’m in too much trouble already.” »
More seriously, he was the spark of the Knicks’ game. Led by 15 points before the break, Tom Thibodeau’s men will come back to score in a few minutes, and they will plant 83 points in the second half. Unheard of since… 1969 for New Yorkers. It must be said that the Kings are the ideal team to shine in attack.
“No need to think. You just have to shoot” repeats Julius Randle. “Sacramento is playing at a really high pace, and we had to get our transition game in order, make a few stops and find our rhythm. Once we made stops, it became much easier on offense. »
| Julius Randle | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2014-15 | LAL | 1 | 14 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015-16 | LAL | 81 | 28 | 42.9 | 27.8 | 71.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 74 | 29 | 48.8 | 27.0 | 72.3 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.2 |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 82 | 27 | 55.8 | 22.2 | 71.8 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 16.1 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 73 | 31 | 52.4 | 34.4 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 64 | 33 | 46.0 | 27.7 | 73.3 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 19.5 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 71 | 38 | 45.6 | 41.1 | 81.1 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 24.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 61 | 36 | 41.7 | 30.1 | 76.5 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 19.8 |
| Total | 507 | 31 | 47.5 | 33.2 | 74.4 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 17.7 | |
