NBA players just keep hitting game-winners on Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George. This time, it's New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle.
During Sunday's Knicks-Clippers game, Randle basically sealed the W for the āBockers with an epic step-back with less than one minute remaining in the fourth quarter. George, of course, was on the receiving end of the shot as he tried to challenge Randle's clutch play.
Julius Randle nailed the step-back dagger on Paul George. š„
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ā ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 9, 2021
Julius Randle has been so dominant for the Knicks all season long, and the moment he got the ball and made his separation from Paul George, it was clear he was making the shot.
Unfortunately for the Clippers star, it was not the first time a game-winning or sealing shot was taken when he was the one on defense. In fact, there's a compilation on YouTube on all the game-winners taken on himāalthough it was made back in August 2020. Anyway, who could forget Damian Lillard's epic 37-foot buzzer-beater on George in the 2019 playoffs?
Randle continued the embarrassing trend for George in his career, and it is unlikely that the Knicks star would be the last to do it.
George and the Clippers made life hard for the Knicks in their Sunday showdown, with Randle finishing with just 14 points on 7-of-19 shooting (though he did grab 14 boards and dished out five assists. However, their efforts were not enough as Derrick Rose exploded for 25 to propel New York to victory.
To George's credit, he has been on the receiving end of game-winners because he is often tasked to guard the opposing team's best players. it just hasn't worked out the way he expected.
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