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Barrett helped the Knicks complete one of their
impressive comebacks after consecutive two-point road losses to
the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics. He scored 10 points in the
final six minutes of regulation when the Knicks overcame a
13-point deficit, and his layup around Ja Morant forged a
114-114 tie with 8.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The game reached overtime when Morant missed a floater in the
lane right before the buzzer.
Memphis evened the game at 124 on a layup by Dillon Brooks with
91 seconds left in overtime. On the next possession, Julius
Randle passed out of the low post to a wide-open Barrett, who
sank a 3-pointer from the left side before Grayson Allen could
rotate over.
The Knicks missed a chance to further ice the game when Randle
missed two free throws with 13.5 seconds left. Memphis got
within 131-129 when Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds
left, but Alec Burks finished it off by hitting two free throws
with 1.2 seconds left.
Barrett was among six Knicks to reach double figures. Immanuel
Quickley also finished with 20 points, Derrick Rose contributed
19 while Burks scored 16 of his 19 in the fourth quarter and
overtime.
Randle did not hit his first basket until the third quarter but
posted his fifth triple-double this season with 15 points, 11
assists and 10 rebounds. The Knicks shot 46.9 percent and got 72
points from their reserves on a night when their only lead in
regulation occurred 78 seconds into the game.
Morant led all scorers with 26 points, but the Grizzlies saw
their four-game winning streak end. Morant shot 9 of 18 but also
missed 4 of 8 free throws as Memphis shot 61.8 percent (21 of
34) from the line.
Brooks added 23 and Jonas Valanciunas finished with 20 points
and 14 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who hit 50 percent from the
floor but were outscored 21-8 in the final six minutes of
regulation.
The Grizzlies held a 35-23 lead through the first quarter and
led 60-51 at halftime. The Grizzlies took an 81-67 lead with
4:48 left in the third, but the Knicks ended the quarter on an
8-1 run to get within 90-83 entering the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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