Julius Randle’s game has matured since leaving the Los Angeles Lakers three years ago in free agency.
The versatile big made the All-Star game for the first time this season. Randle used an array of mid-range jumpers, three-pointers from deep and feathery finishes inside to make quick work of his former team, as the Lakers fell to the New York Knicks 111-96 at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
14 steals. 9 blocks. It always starts on defense 🔒
Ju: 34 PTS | 10 REB | 4 AST
EP: 20 PTS (9-12 FG)
RJ: 7 PTS | 3 REB | 3 AST | 2 STL
Noel: 6 PTS | 9 REB | 4 STL | 2 BLK
Reggie: 12 PTS (3 3PT)
D-Rose: 14 PTS | 3 REB
Taj: 8 PTS | 10 REB pic.twitter.com/MNyJs8M3SV— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 13, 2021
Julius Randle scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the New York Knicks against the Los Angeles Lakers, his former team, in a 111-96 win.
The Lakers, who have won just five of the 13 games missed by star players Anthony Davis and LeBron James this season, now sit fifth in the Western Conference.
Julius hears y'all and it's much appreciated 🧡💙 pic.twitter.com/ckxQFclC2e
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 13, 2021
Elsewhere on Monday, Bradley Beal contributed 34 points and Russell Westbrook scored a triple double as the Washington Wizards ended the Utah Jazz’s 24-game home winning streak with a 125-121 victory.
The Jazz remain top of the Western Conference, while in the east, the Philadelphia 76ers hold top spot after a 113-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks, with Joel Embid notching 36 points.
De’Aaron Fox, the Sacramento Kings guard, responded to being fined $20,000 by the NBA for criticism of game officials over the weekend by netting 43 points, although his team were beaten 117-110 by the New Orleans Pelicans.
Jae Crowder made a career-high eight three-pointers as the Phoenix Suns set a franchise record of 25 three-pointers in a 126-120 victory over the Houston Rockets.
The Suns sit second in the west, while elsewhere the San Antonio Spurs eased past the Orlando Magic 120-97 and Jonas Valanciunas recorded a franchise-record 15th consecutive double-double as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Chicago Bulls 101-90.
