Knicks Blow Past Wizards in OT
WASHINGTON — Zach Randolph had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Jamal Crawford added 21 points and the Knicks broke a franchise record by scoring 23 points in overtime of a 113–100 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Three-pointers from Nate Robinson and Quentin Richardson and a pair of dunks from David Lee at the start of the extra period helped the Knicks pull away to win for only the second time in 11 games. New York broke the team mark of 19 overtime points, set in a victory over Detroit in 1964.
Robinson, Richardson and Lee each finished with 19 points for the Knicks, who rallied from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit. They had been 0–3 in overtime games this season.
Antawn Jamison had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost nine of 10.
They showed rust from the All-Star break by starting a combined 3-for-16 from the field — 1-for-8 for the Wizards and 2-for-8 for the Knicks. Then again, neither team had done much to generate any excitement recently.
The Wizards entered the All-Star weekend in a 1-8 slump, while the Knicks were on a 1-9 skid that has them buried in the cellar of the Atlantic Division. All-Star forward Caron Butler missed his sixth consecutive game for Washington — the Wizards are 2–8 when he doesn't suit up — and Gilbert Arenas is still weeks away from returning from knee surgery.
