Jalen Brunson scores 41 points, Knicks beat Wizards 113-109
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 41 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, leading the New York Knicks to a 113-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Brunson scored 18 of the Knicks’ 21 points during a lengthy stretch of the fourth quarter, helping them push a one-point lead to 105-97 with 1:26 remaining. He finished 14 for 27 from the field and scored at least 30 for the second straight night after missing two games because of a bruised left calf.
Julius Randle added 21 points for the Knicks, while Donte DiVincenzo and OG Anunoby each had 19. The Knicks improved to 8-2 since Anunoby joined the lineup Jan. 1 after being acquired from Toronto.
TIMBERWOLVES 118, GRIZZLIES 103
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half, Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high-tying six blocks and West-leading Minnesota beat injury-ravaged Memphis.
Naz Reid scored 20 points and Mike Conley had 17 points and 10 assists for the Wolves, who outscored the Grizzlies 37-17 in the fourth quarter.
PACERS 126, KINGS 121
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and short-handed Indiana held off Sacramento.
Indiana was without newly acquired forward Pascal Siakam, who had yet to join the team following a trade with Toronto, while fellow All-Star Tyrese Haliburton missed his fifth straight game because of a strained left hamstring.
THUNDER 134, JAZZ 129
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Jalen Williams had 11 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and Oklahoma City snapped Utah’s six-game winning streak.
Williams, who shot 11 of 14, made four 3-pointers and has scored at least 25 points in three consecutive games. Josh Giddey had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
