Julius Randle shreds Lakers for Knicks’ third straight win

The Knicks’ unconventional Big 3 consists of Julius Randle, RJ Barrett and Tom Thibodeau’s defense. They only required two to overcome the Lakers on Monday night, 111-96, with Barrett woefully ineffective as Randle and a swarming defense picked up the slack. Randle dropped 34 points with his eighth double-double, acknowledging beforehand that facing his former team brought extra motivation. ...