The heroes and the villain in the dramatic victory of the Knicks | Long live basketball

The triumph over the Celtics will be one of those games that remains recorded as one of the memorable moments in the history of Madison Square Garden and although today everyone celebrates the dramatic shot of RJ Barrett, who became the hero, the story also tells us leaves a villain: Julius Randle.

Barrett and Fournier the heroes of a historic victory at MSG

Barrett’s last-second basket against the Celtics was the Knicks’ first buzzer-beater since 2012, the last to do so was JR Smith with a basket against the Suns on December 26, 2012.

Although all the reflectors point to Barrett, the key man for the Knicks was Evan Fournier of France, who was the best scorer with 41 points, his best performance in the NBA. In addition to making 10 triples to equal the franchise record that belonged precisely to JR Smith.

The Knicks came back after going down 25 points, it is the most important “comeback” since 2004, when they managed to rally 26 points when they lost to Milwaukee.

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The villain

We know that the fans of the Knicks are very demanding, they applaud those who give themselves, even if they are not from their team, but they strongly question those who in their opinion remain owing. And that’s what happens with Julius Randle who was booed for a good part of the game, especially when the difference was greater than 20 points. Randle couldn’t stand it and with a very graphic image he claimed the fans, putting his thumbs down. Afterwards, he commented on what its meaning was:

“Shut the Fuck up”

Randle is far from the level he showed last season, the same level that led him to be considered an All-Star and to integrate one of the ideal teams in the league, also led him to sign a millionaire contract that he has not retaliated, that’s why the complaints from fans who until recently supported him to death.

We will see if the relationship is restored, it is in the hands of Randle, who clearly must improve if he wants to return to being the player who won the recognition of Madison.