NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden was the final piece to a Big Three. Julius Randle is an unquestioned No. 1.
Their status may not be the same, but there’s no difference in what their teams need for there to be a deep playoff run — or two of them — in New York.
Randle is ready for the challenge, as the Knicks face Atlanta in their return to the postseason for the first time since 2013.
“The intensity leve…