The one thing the Knicks could rely on almost every night was the play of Julius Randle, who earned second-team All-NBA honors. But he has seen early ups and downs this season and over the last three games entering Monday’s meeting with the Raptors averaging just 13 points on 36.8% shooting. Still, the Knicks won all three games.
I thought in Chicago he played a great game without shooting the ball particularly well," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. "His rebounding, his playmaking, and he’s a magnet. He’s going to command a lot of attention and we can play off that.