Sitting right on the cusp of his first NBA All-Star selection, New York Knicks forward Julius Randle may have tipped the scale in his favor tonight at the world’s most famous arena. The Knicks (14-15) continued to surprise the league as their offense clicked in a 123-112 home win over Atlanta that elevated them to 6th in the Eastern Conference.
Randle continued to play the best basketball of his career, finishing with 44 points on 7 made threes including a clutch dagger down the stretch. The lefty was oozing with confidence, elevating the Knicks when it mattered most. Arguably his toughest make of the night was the one that sealed an important win in the Eastern Conference playoff race:
Julius Randle dropped a 44-piece tonight 😨
Knicks get the W pic.twitter.com/LNjKxYM3Qo
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 16, 2021
How did his teammates react to his massive night? They bombarded his postgame interview. Here is a look at that scene and more reaction from around the NBA landscape after the Kentucky product went off at Madison Square Garden: