It didn’t even matter in the end that Julius Randle absolutely could not be stopped.
The Knicks’ usually dependable defensive principles betrayed them for much of the game Monday night against an undermanned opponent.
Randle became the first Knicks player to score 50 since Carmelo Anthony pumped in a franchise-record and MSG-mark 62 in January 2014. That also was the most recent time a Knicks player scored at least 50 in a game. Randle had equaled his previous career-best scoring output with 46 points against the Wizards in February.
Taurean Prince scored 35 points and Mike Conley added 24 for the banged-up Timberwolves, who were without their best two players — Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards — due to injuries. The Knicks drew as close as eight in the second quarter, with Randle finishing the half with 26 points on 8-for-14 shooting and 7 of 8 from the free-throw stripe.
Randle positively took over the game with 26 points in the quarter, reaching 40 on two more free throws with 6:58 to go. He got to 48 to exceed his previous career-best and then surpassed 50 for the first time with consecutive long-range buckets for a 101-101 game with three minutes remaining.
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