Exactly a year prior to his long-awaited MSG return, the highest mark of Julius Randle’s tenure was taking shape.
Randle, who was forging his third All-Star selection with the franchise, dropped 31 points in a Jan. 17 victory over the Rockets.
It jumpstarted a nine-game winning streak and, within two weeks, the Knicks completed their best month in 30 years.
In those January moments, the possibilities felt unburdened by ceilings.
The Knicks were the NBA’s best team in that window, peaking at a time when, a year later, they’re currently in the midst of a valley.
“That team was incredible, man. I feel like that was the best basketball I had played up until that point in my career,” Randle said in an interview with The Post, opening up for the first time about his five-season Knicks career. “Not just numbers, it was the flow.
“It was like — it was crazy, man. We went into every game expecting to win. Teams would hang around and we would end up winning by like 20 points. It felt like we were starting to get super…
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