Embattled Julius Randle was rolling. Mitchell Robinson was slamming. And the Knicks were winning by 12 after a 24-2 romp late in the third quarter.
But as in Los Angeles, the Knicks blew another double-digit lead and suffered a 113-104 defeat to the powerful Jazz on Monday at Vivint Arena.
The Jazz, missing center Rudy Gobert and out-for-the-season Joe Ingles, moved to 33-21 as Donovan Mitchell killed his hometown team with 32 points.Randle racked up 30 points, looking to be in All-Star form for three quarters, and Robinson went for 19 points and 21 rebounds. But Randle got quiet late and Robinson didn’t come up big enough, losing a defensive rebound to Donovan Mitchell, who fed it to burly Udoka Azubuike for a pivotal slam dunk.
A Randle to RJ Barrett fast break lifted the lead to 82-70 with 3:14 left in the third capping that 24-2 run. Randle rolled a bounce pass to Barrett, who missed a layup but Randle followed with the tap-in with 3:14 left in the third. While backup point guard Immanuel Quickley became a train wreck early in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley Jr. drained a 3-pointer to get the Jazz within 86-85 with 10:15 left.
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