Since the 2021 Playoffs series and the air conditioning posed by Trae Young in the mecca of basketball, thehe games between Atlanta and New York are always eagerly awaited, especially those at Madison Square Garden. But tonight, there’s no way the hirsute point guard should steal the show from anyone, and it’s Julius Randle who has made sure of that.
Definitely, we will never know what to expect from these Knicks. Sometimes awful like once morest OKC, where the New Yorkers had still conceded 145 pawns … without overtime, sometimes very solid, like Sunday once morest Cleveland where Tom Thibodeau’s guys had managed to lock the Cavs. The match of the day was bound to be of particular importance given the now-established rivalry between New York and the Hawks of Trae Young, aka Reggie Miller 2.0 at the Garden, and luckily the Knicks were in for a good day.
Ultimate provocation (if it were still necessary): Trae arrives in his garden with “King of Broadway” pumps in the colors… of the Knicks.
Julius Randle got angry right away and laid the foundations: 13 points in the first quarter, while the Hawks only scored 20. New York quickly took an 11-point lead and quietly took control of the game. . The gap even climbs to 18 points at the start of QT2, hard for the Falcons with a too clumsy Trae Young. At his side at the tip-off, Dejounte Murray for his part had to join the locker room very early following receiving a straight shot on the foot of RJ Barrett. But Atlanta clings and begins a comeback in the middle of the second quarter. The weaknesses of Thibodeau’s men returned and in less than 5 minutes, the Georgians were back to a small point… all that to suffer the backlash and regain 12 pawns behind at the break.
Trae Young wearing “King of Broadway” kicks at MSG tonight ???? pic.twitter.com/385SJnlmSK
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 8, 2022
This time it’s over, and the Hawks will never see their opponents once more. Julius Randle is huge in the third quarter, scoring 19 of the Big Apple guys’ 36 points to put the lid on the game. And at the end of the match, the boxscore does not lie: 34 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists with 6 bombinettes sent from the parking lot and a +/- for the less sympathetic of +29. Well supported by Quentin Grimes (23 points, 8/11 shooting including 5/7 from afar), Don Julio allows the Knicks to win a game that was surely close to their hearts … and to send home a Trae Young who will only have the best valve of the game for his prize list.
???? 19 PTS in Q3
???? 32 PTS and counting tonight…Julius Randle is BALLING on ESPN pic.twitter.com/p5E6lqopCm
— NBA (@NBA) December 8, 2022
Important victory for New York, and it’s nice to find a Julius more admired than booed in the stands of Madison Square Garden. The real mission for Tom Thibodeau and his Knicks now: to ensure continuity in the game and in the results. It starts with a confirmation Friday in Charlotte, hoping the Knicks aren’t strawberries. Report to the charlotte, that’s it.
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