{"id":535460,"date":"2023-01-05T09:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/knicks-julius-randle-has-strong-night-on-defense\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T09:54:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:54:43","slug":"knicks-julius-randle-has-strong-night-on-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-julius-randle-has-strong-night-on-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"#Knicks&#8217; Julius Randle has strong night on defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739a124c95\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739a124c95\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/knicks-julius-randle-has-strong-night-on-defense\/#%E2%80%9CKnicks_Julius_Randle_has_strong_night_on_defense%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Knicks&#8217; Julius Randle has strong night on defense&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKnicks_Julius_Randle_has_strong_night_on_defense%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Knicks&#8217; Julius Randle has strong night on defense&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>It looked like a breakaway layup for Josh Richardson. The Spurs guard was ahead of the pack after a Jalen Brunson turnover in the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Julius Randle didn\u2019t see it that way. He sprinted back and rejected Richardson\u2019s layup attempt that not only erased an easy basket for the opposition, but led to two Immanuel Quickley free throws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach [Tom Thibodeau] always just says never give up on the play, don\u2019t quit on a play. That\u2019s really what it is,\u201d Randle said after the Knicks\u2019 117-114 win over the Spurs on Wednesday at the Garden. \u201cHe had a couple steps on me. I saw he was measuring his steps looking back. Just chased it down, blocked it and Jalen did a good job of not quitting either. He got back in the play and got the rebound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chase-down rejection was part of a strong night on the defensive end for Randle, who had a season-high four blocks. It made up for a poor shooting performance by the star forward, who hit only nine of 26 shots from the field. He did have 25 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and three assists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Julius-Randle-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Julius Randle blocks Josh Richardson's layup attempt during the first half of the Knicks' 117-114 win over the Spurs.\" class=\"wp-image-25245261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Julius-Randle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Julius-Randle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Julius-Randle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Julius-Randle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Julius Randle blocks Josh Richardson\u2019s layup attempt during the first half of the Knicks\u2019 117-114 win over the Spurs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know, just playing hard. I was garbage so I had to do something,\u201d Randle said, referring to the blocks. \u201cMy teammates just do a good job just keeping me motivated. I got a little pissed off at myself. It intensified my motor a little bit just to play a little harder.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Obi Toppin was available Wednesday night, but the plan for him was far more murky. For now, until he gets up to speed after missing the previous 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s due to a non-displaced fracture in his right fibula, he will be used on a situational basis, Thibodeau said. Toppin didn\u2019t play in the win over the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Once he is ready to go full-bore, the Knicks\u2019 coach will have a decision to make: Stay with his nine-man rotation and sit one of his reserve centers, Jericho Sims or Isaiah Hartenstein, or extend the rotation that has worked so well. Thibodeau made it clear Toppin will be part of the second unit after initially saying he would make that decision at the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate time. But his return will undoubtedly impact others.<\/p>\n<p>Before suffering a lacerated right index finger that has cost him the last four games, RJ Barrett had played well with the reserves. Randle has excelled with a bigger minutes allotment. Adjustments will have to be made. In the 14 games Toppin has missed, the Knicks are 9-5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s gotta be flexibility there,\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cSo, we\u2019ll get there, but obviously we want Obi back.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Knicks guard Derrick Rose (knee) was available after missing Monday\u2019s game, but didn\u2019t play. \u2026 The Spurs were without guard Devin Vassell, their second-leading scorer, due to right knee soreness. \u2026 The Knicks\u2019 next 12 games will be against Eastern Conference opponents.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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