NEW YORK – Julius Randle and Elfrid Payton each scored 22 points and the New York Knicks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Saturday in an NBA matinee game.
Randle added a team-high 11 rebounds while the Knicks had 18 points from Canada’s R.J. Barrett and 16 more from reserve Alec Burks among six double-digit scorers.
“We’re just trying to play hard. Winning plays happen when you play hard and that’s what happened,” Burks said.
Burks, on his sixth club in just over two NBA seasons, said the hunger to outhustle their rivals motivated New York’s 50-28 dominance on points in the paint and let them hold off a Portland rally down the stretch.
“Just contest…
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