Randle scores 39 points, Brunson has 33 to lead Knicks to 4th straight win, 121-105 over Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) Julius Randle scored 39 points, Jalen Brunson had 33 and the New York Knicks won their fourth straight game, beating the Washington Wizards 121-105 on Saturday night.
Coming off an impressive 128-92 win at Philadelphia on Friday night, the Knicks (21-15) led throughout and had a 60-34 lead late in the first half, causing the thousands of New York fans in Washington to loudly chant: “Let’s go Knicks! Let’s go Knicks!”
“It was important to come out with energy, especially on a back-to-back,” Brunson said. “It’s fun whenever you’re winning..”
Brunson and Randle obviously enjoy playing with each other.
“Collectively, we both have the same mindset,” Brunson said. “As long as we’re winning, we can get better the next day and keep going from there.”
Randle’s 39 points were two off his season high. Isaiah Hartenstein had 19 rebounds for the Knicks.
“It was just not the pace. It was the all-around play,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Just being ready to play, playing with a lead, good defensive activity.”
New York is 14-1 against teams that currently have losing records.
“Don’t play with your food,” Randle said. “Take care of what you’re supposed to take care of and just keep improving. The basketball gods got a funny way of rewarding you or humbling you. We just try to approach every game the right way.”
Kyle Kuzma scored 27 points but the Wizards lost their fourth straight. Deni Avdija had 23.
The Wizards committed 20 turnovers, two off their season high, and the Knicks scored 23 points off them.
“We knew going in that they’re a very aggressive, a very physical team,” Washington coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “I don’t think we came out anticipating that amount of force.”
The Wizards (6-29) began the second half strong and cut the lead to 74-69 with 5:23 to play in the third quarter as Avdija and Kuzma combined for 19 points.
“They were just playing zone, trying to junk the game up, trying to slow us down,” Randle said. “We weren’t executing.”
Thibodeau called three timeouts in the third quarter and lambasted his team when Washington cut the lead to five.
“I can’t repeat it. I can’t,” Brunson said when asked what Thibodeau told the team. “Basically, be better.”
New York outscored the Wizards 17-6 to close out the third, with Randle scoring eight points.
“There’s going to be runs in the game,” Thibodeau said. “They started the third on a run. Now that we gave them hope that they could get back into the game, which they did. I knew they play hard.”
The Wizards returned home after two losses at Cleveland by a combined 63 points on Wednesday and Friday.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Host Portland on Tuesday.
Wizards: Host Oklahoma City on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Daniel Gafford (Donte DiVincenzo gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 |  | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:19 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point alley-oop dunk (Deni Avdija assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 8-2 |
| 10:21 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point running layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 10-2 |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting layup (Deni Avdija assists) | 10-4 |
| 10:01 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | Kyle Kuzma misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:59 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | OG Anunoby misses two point layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | Julius Randle misses two point layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Daniel Gafford makes two point tip layup | 10-6 |
| 9:01 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-6 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Daniel Gafford assists) | 13-8 |
| 8:49 | | Julius Randle shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 13-9 |
| 8:28 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point layup | ||
| 8:24 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point tip layup | 15-9 |
| 8:19 | | Tyus Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Julius Randle misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Tyus Jones misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Tyus Jones misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-9 |
| 6:38 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-9 |
| 6:17 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 17-11 |
| 5:53 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:53 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-11 |
| 5:53 | | Julius Randle misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:51 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point turnaround jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 18-13 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 21-13 |
| 4:34 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:09 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 4:02 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Daniel Gafford defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 21-16 |
| 3:37 | | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-16 |
| 3:37 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-16 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-18 |
| 3:07 | | Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point running layup (Miles McBride assists) | 25-18 |
| 2:21 | | Delon Wright misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:19 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point turnaround jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 27-18 |
| 2:12 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:00 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Grimes steals) | ||
| 1:39 | | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:22 | | Corey Kispert turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:10 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 30-18 |
| 0:56 | | Corey Kispert turnover (bad pass) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 0:49 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point tip layup | 32-18 |
| 0:35 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Mike Muscala offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Miles McBride shooting foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Mike Muscala makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-19 |
| 0:31 | | Mike Muscala misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:28 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Julius Randle misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Miles McBride offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point tip dunk | 34-19 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Corey Kispert turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-19 |
| 11:14 | | Jump ball. Deni Avdija vs. Precious Achiuwa (Delon Wright gains possession) | ||
| 11:12 | | Delon Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Mike Muscala offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Mike Muscala misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:07 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 11:04 | | Deni Avdija offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Deni Avdija misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Mike Muscala offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Mike Muscala turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:41 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists) | 37-22 |
| 10:10 | | Miles McBride misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Mike Muscala draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 40-22 |
| 9:27 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Corey Kispert blocks Quentin Grimes's two point running reverse layup | ||
| 9:17 | | Mike Muscala defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | Deni Avdija misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:13 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-23 |
| 8:54 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 40-25 |
| 8:41 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-26 |
| 8:24 | | Quentin Grimes turnover (bad pass) (Deni Avdija steals) | ||
| 8:20 | | +2 | Deni Avdija makes two point running dunk | 40-28 |
| 8:12 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 42-28 |
| 7:43 | | Mike Muscala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Deni Avdija defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Quentin Grimes assists) | 44-28 |
| 7:00 | | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Delon Wright's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul (Loose ball) (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | Delon Wright misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 46-28 |
| 6:29 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:19 | | Jordan Poole turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:07 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:54 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-28 |
| 5:50 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-28 |
| 5:32 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Jordan Poole misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:32 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-29 |
| 5:17 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 50-29 |
| 5:02 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running dunk (Julius Randle assists) | 52-29 |
| 4:37 | | Tyus Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Daniel Gafford offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-30 |
| 4:34 | | Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:30 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | |