Julius Randle helps Knicks rally past Nets

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle also finished with 30 and converted a go-ahead dunk with one minute left as the New York Knicks rallied down the stretch for a 108-103 victory over the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night in New York.

After facing a nine-point deficit into the fourth, the Knicks pulled within striking distance until Randle’s putback gave them a 98-97 lead with four minutes left. Dorian Finney-Smith hit a 3-pointer with 3:47 left to put Brooklyn up 100-98 and Mikal Bridges split two free throws to tie the score at 101-101 with 1:28 remaining.

After missed layups by Dennis Smith and Cameron Johnson, New York’s Josh Hart snatched the defensive rebound and passed the ball to Brunson. Brunson then found a cutting Randle for the contested dunk to make it 103-101 much to the delight of the numerous Knicks fans in the crowd at Barclays Center.

After Hart’s layup with 25.3 seconds left, Brunson split two free throws with 19.8 seconds left. After Johnson missed a 3-point attempt with 6.8 seconds, Randle sank two free throws with 3.1 seconds left to lift New York to its fourth straight win and 10th in 12 games since obtaining OG Anunoby and RJ Barrett from the Toronto Raptors last month.

Donte DiVincenzo added 11 points while Anunoby had 10 as the Knicks shot 46.5 percent from the floor. Randle also nearly got a second straight triple-double, finishing with nine rebounds and seven assists.

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