Julius Randle scored a season-high 46 points (12 during an 18-0 run across the second and third quarters), and the New York Knicks rallied from 19 points down in the second quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 115-109 for their fourth straight win.
The Knicks trailed 55-36 with 6:29 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Wizards 79-54 the rest of the way.
Mitchell Robinson’s layup with 11.2 seconds left made it 113-109, and Immanuel Quickley’s free throw with 10.0 seconds left put it away at 114-109.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Wizards 16-9. Randle scored 8 of the Knicks’ 16 on 2 for 6 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Josh Hart had 4 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by RJ Barrett that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Robinson that put the Knicks ahead.
For the Wizards, Kristaps Porziņģis scored 23 points (19 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Kyle Kuzma added 23 points. Delon Wright scored 15 points on 5 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to the Wizards’ 3 and outscored them 58-28 in the paint. The Wizards turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Wizards 50-34 in 16 minutes together.