The pity is that this should’ve been one of the most memorable nights inside Madison Square Garden in years.
The Knicks should have been able to survive a depleted Timberwolves team once they absorbed a few early haymakers, come roaring back.
Mostly, they should’ve been able to salute Julius Randle for the most scintillating performance of his career, a 57-point explosion that was the only reason the Knicks weren’t playing the walk-ons for the entirety of the fourth quarter.“They didn’t miss,” the Knicks point guard said. Then he shook his head.Jalen Brunson after his fouled shot rings the basket but falls out during the first half when the New York Knicks played the Minnesota Timberwolves.
These Knicks games have been such a surprising run since the start of February that you can sometimes forget just how thin the margin of error for them really is. The Knicks of November and December, you might not have been surprised at surrendering 79 points in a half, 140 for the game. But the Timberwolves came out gunning, and percolating. They made their first six 3s, and hit 78 percent of them for the half.
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