Julius Randle’s ‘tunnel vision,’ emphatic slam fuel Knicks’ turnaround in win
NY Post
The defining sequence of the Knicks’ comeback — the one that set the heavily pro-Knicks crowd at Barclays Center into a frenzy — started with a Josh Hart block and finished with a Julius Randle dunk.
It also, as Hart explained to The Post, had roots in the first half when Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. converted a layup.
“I knew that he had that against me and flexed a little bit. So I figured he’d probably go to the basket because he thought s–t was sweet,” Hart said after the Knicks beat the Nets on Tuesday, 108-103. “So luckily I was able to get a piece of it.”
Hart’s block was rebounded was Cam Johnson, who was promptly rejected at the rim by OG Anunoby.
Hart then tiptoed around the baseline to grab the board and throw a lead pass to Randle, who finished with a jam over Nic Claxton.
The Knicks, who trailed by 10 heading into the fourth quarter, were now up two with a minute left.
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