Pacers @ Knicks 2/27/2021
Final Score: Knicks 110, Pacers 107 A wild .500 team appears! The peak of Knicks fanhood since 2013 has arrived, and there is a lot to discuss. Let's dive in. Julius Randle...Defensive Superstar? Randle has made most of us look extremely dumb this season. The combination of his consistently terrific output, his tremendous evolution stylistically from 'guy looking to get his, spinning into triples teams' into 'guy repeatedly making the right play', has been nothing short of jaw-dropping. Very few Knick fans masochistic enough to be there night in, night out throughout the 2019-2020 regular season would believe what is happening this season. Perhaps most shocking of all though, has been Randle matching his newfound offensive intensity & intelligence on the other side of the ball. Coming in to the season, Tom Thibodeau issued a challenge to Julius Randle; come into camp in the best shape you possibly can. Randle answered the bell, and Thibodeau rewarded him with