The Latest Breaking News from Tom Thibodeau

In the midst of the most impressive season the Knicks have had in a decade, Julius Randle, New York’s leading scorer and likely All-NBA forward, not only hit an impossible game-winning jumper against rival Miami in early March. He also plopped down a career-best 57 points on March 20 against…

NEW YORK — The Knicks are cautious, refusing to look ahead even at the simplest future scenarios, instead focusing on the task in front of them. And now, with Sunday night’s 118-109 win over the Washington Wizards, that future is a reality as they clinched a playoff spot.

And the award for best duo goes to Julius Randle and RJ Barrett.

NEW YORK — The streak is over. Unexpectedly.

BOSTON — There was a similar winning streak two years ago toward the end of a revelatory season, a stretch when it first felt appropriate to believe in Julius Randle.

"Winning is way more fun than fun is fun."

BOSTON — The streak is so strong it didn’t need Jalen Brunson.

MIAMI — The game was fumbling away. The winning streak was about to end.

MIAMI — To say the Knicks are a shocking success may be a smidge strong, but RJ Barrett could’ve used Friday’s opportunity to at least say, ‘I told you so.’