The New York Knicks trailed the New Orleans Pelicans by seven points with just under four minutes to play on Sunday, but they used a furious comeback to send the game to overtime.
Derrick Rose played a key role on both ends, getting buckets and assisting on a game-tying 3-pointer by Reggie Bullock with 2.3 seconds left before blocking Eric Bledsoe on the final play of regulation:
REGGIE BULLOCK IN THE CLUTCH pic.twitter.com/ryRF5UkKaE
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 18, 2021
.@drose making huge plays on both ends down the stretch. pic.twitter.com/7kwtZS2H0L
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 18, 2021
The Knicks ultimately finished off the Pelicans in overtime, 122-112. New York has now won six games in a row to get to 31-27 on the season, which is just half a game behind the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics. This is the first time the Knicks have won six consecutive games since 2014.
Rose had a monster game off the bench for New York, going for 23 points. Six of those points came late in the fourth quarter as the Knicks came back. Bullock fouled out of the game in overtime but had a strong performance with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 37 minutes.
The Knicks were led by Julius Randle, who poured in 33 points. While he didn't have the best shooting game by going 11-of-28 from the field and 2-of-8 from 3-point range, he went 9-of-10 from the free-throw line and racked up 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals in a terrific all-around performance.
The Pelicans' collapse ruined another monster effort by Zion Williamson. The young Pelicans star went for 33 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals in the loss. New Orleans dropped to 25-32 on the season, which is three games behind the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs for the final spots in the play-in tournament.
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