Barrett Powers Knicks Again, as NY Hits .500 Mark
KNICKS 108 – MAVERICKS 85
A 32-point performance by R.J. Barrett, and a good night by Julius Randle without the booing from the Madison Square Garden faithful headlined a dominant 108-85 Knicks win over the Dallas Mavericks. More importantly the victory pulls the Knicks to .500 at 21-21. New York has now won four of its last five games.
BANG. pic.twitter.com/Adl6d5WBwz
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 13, 2022
With his virtuoso performance on Wednesday, Barrett became the youngest player in franchise history with consecutive 30-point games. He was 9 for 11 for 21 points after halftime.
Meanwhile, Randle finished with a double-double, 17 points and 12 rebounds. The boos he received last week after the thumbs down fiasco were muted at the very least last night.
.@RJBarrett6 had himself a night.
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 13, 2022
32 PTS | 7 REB | 2 AST pic.twitter.com/ziR3THs7oA
Mitchell Robinson also had a great night on the floor for the Knicks. Robinson was 9-of-10 shooting on the night for 19 points. He early bucket helped the Knicks build a quick 5-0 lead. New York would never trail in this contest as they totally shut down a potent Mavericks team on the glass.
Luka Doncic had a really quiet night for the Mavericks, shooting a poor 8-of-23 from the field, including going 1-for-9 from beyond the arc. Doncic finished with 21 points, and was the only player on the Mavs roster with 20-plus points on the night.
The Knicks will travel to Atlanta to face the Hawks on Saturday at 7:30.
