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The Knicks’ leading trio had remained intact all season, but Julius Randle and the team’s emerging supporting cast couldn’t quite carry them to a signature victory Tuesday night against the Mavericks
Jalen Brunson was unable to play against his former team — and RJ Barrett departed in the opening minutes with a hand injury — and the undermanned Knicks blew a nine-point lead in the final 33.9 seconds of the fourth quarter to suffer their fourth consecutive loss with a heartbreaking 126-121 overtime defeat at American Airlines Center.
MVP candidate Luka Doncic had a brilliant performance with the NBA’s first 60-point, 21-rebound, 10-assist triple double — including an intentionally missed free throw and game-tying put-back with one second remaining in regulation and seven more points in overtime. Spencer Dinwiddie added 25 points and Christian Wood had 19 for the Mavs (19-16).
Quentin Grimes nailed seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points over 48 minutes, and Randle — a Dallas-area native — finished with 29 points and 18 rebounds for the Knicks, who missed eight of 10 shots in the extra session.
Immanuel Quickley started in place of Brunson and recorded 13 points (on just 5-for-21 shooting) with a career-high 14 assists in 51 minutes as the Knicks (18-17) lost for the first time in their last seven road games.
