On March 7, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended earlier today, the New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 116-93 away. Knicks player RJ Barrett was brilliant in this game, playing 32 minutes, shooting 8-of-18, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, and cutting 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.
The Knicks have been in poor shape in recent times, and they are currently only twelfth in the East with a 26-38 loss. Although the team has been stuck in the quagmire of losing, in the past 20 games, Barrett's performance has been remarkable. He averaged 24.4 points and 6.2 assists per game, averaged 6.1 three-pointers per game, and shot 37.7 percent from three-point range.
As the probing show of the 2019 NBA Draft, Barrett is already the team's second scorer this season. He averaged 33.6 minutes per game and contributed 19.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He shot 41.2 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from three-point range.
In contrast, the Knicks' number one star, Julius Randall, played very badly in today's game, playing 29 minutes, only 4 of 16 shooting, 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Randall just signed a four-year, $117 million contract extension with the team in the summer of 2021, which is unacceptable for the team and fans.
According to previous reports, relevant sources revealed that Knicks is very worried about Randall's psychological state. Because Randall's performance this season has obviously declined, and he is very emotional in the game, he was expelled from the last game against the Suns because of the conflict with Cameron Johnson, which made the team lose a good game, and he will hurt the team a lot if he goes on.