Julius Randle came back red-hot one day after losing his cool.
After his second-half meltdown proved costly in Saturday’s loss to the Clippers, Randle returned to Crypto.com Arena and scored 25 of his 33 points in the first half to help the Knicks end their three-game slide with a 112-108 victory Sunday night over the Lakers.
D’Angelo Russell scored 33 points and Anthony Davis had 17 for the Lakers, who played their seventh straight game without LeBron James . With Brunson also out of the lineup Saturday against the Clippers, Randle had earned a game-turning technical foul at the end of the third quarter. He had to be restrained by coach Tom Thibodeau before also getting into shouting matches with teammates and team security near the Knicks’ bench.
Brunson also has been credited with helping Randle regain his All-Star form in their first season together. Quickley said it’s “absolutely” incumbent on him to help get Randle and others better looks in Brunson’s absence. Randle came out cooking against his former team with 18 points in the first quarter, featuring one 3-pointer and two traditional three-point plays on drives to the basket, as the Knicks grabbed a 31-27 lead through 12 minutes.
But Quickley netted nine in the quarter and 13 in the half, and Randle knocked down his second 3-pointer in the closing seconds for a 62-59 advantage at intermission.
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