Knicks: Julius Randle: “Get a win is the only thing that matters”

After a brutal night of New Year’s Eve shooting against the Raptors in Tampa, the Knicks recovered and leaned on their late defense to close the Pacers for a 106-102 victory Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

After briefly losing the lead midway through the fourth quarter, the Knicks (3-3) used an 11-0 stretch and ended the game with a 13-6 run to secure victory.

“That’s what it’s all about – whatever we have to do to get a win, that’s the only thing that matters,” said Julius Randle, who pulled off a late steal that led to a dunk during the decisive run. “We did a great job of getting stops along the stretch and then at the offensive end, playing for each other.”