Knicks rally late, snap Grizzlies’ 4-game win streak in OT

<p>NEW YORK &mdash; RJ Barrett scored 20 points, making a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:15 left in overtime, and the New York Knicks used a late rally to stun the Memphis Grizzlies 133-129 on Friday night.</p>
<p>Alec Burks had nine of his 19 in overtime and Julius Randle recovered from a scoreless first half to finish with 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season. New York snapped the Grizzlies’ four-game winning streak.</p>
<p>The Knicks had a 3-1 lead, then never led again in regulation. They were down double digits for much of the night and still trailed by 13 points midway through the fourth quarter.</p>
<p>But they put it together just in time to avoid a third straight loss and win for just the second time in seven games.</p>
<p>Immanuel Quickley scored 20 points, and Derrick Rose had 19 for the Knicks.</p>
<p>Ja Morant scored 26 points, and Dillon Brooks had 23 for the Grizzlies, who were trying to complete a perfect four-game trip through the Eastern Conference and appeared for about 45 minutes they would. </p>
<p>The Grizzlies led 106-93 midway through the fourth quarter and were still ahead by eight with under 2 1/2 minutes to play. But a three-point play by Randle with 1:01 left and three free throws by Barrett tied it at 112 with 37 seconds remaining.</p>
<p>Morant and Jonas Valanciunas each could only make one free throw, allowing Barrett to tie it again at 114 on a drive with 8.8 seconds left. Morant missed on a drive into the lane and the game went to the extra period.</p>
<p>Memphis had a 10-0 run minutes into the game and controlled the first half from there. The Grizzlies open a 15-point lead in the final minute of the quarter and took a 35-23 lead to the second. Memphis led 60-51 at halftime.</p>
<p>The Knicks got within four points in the third quarter, but the Grizzlies pushed it back to 14 later in the period.</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Valanciunas finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds. … Brandon Clarke returned after missing the last two games with left calf soreness. He had five points.</p>
<p>Knicks: Elfrid Payton scored 12 points. … The Knicks were 29 of 33 (88%) on free throws.</p>
<p>10s AND 20s</p>
<p>Valanciunas had his 20th straight game with 10 or more rebounds, the longest streak in the NBA this season. He had already broken the Grizzlies’ franchise record of 18 in a row held by Zach Randolph, then better Atlanta’s Clint Capela’s run of 19 consecutive that was the longest in the league in 2020-21.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Grizzlies: Host Indiana on Sunday.</p>
<p>Knicks: Host Toronto on Sunday.</p>