NEW YORK — — Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 factors and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 23 factors and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 145-113 on Sunday evening for his or her sixth straight victory.
Josh Hart made all three 3-point pictures and added 16 factors as New York handed Washington its sixteenth straight loss. Mikal Bridges had 14 factors and 6 assists, whereas Mitchell Robinson got here off the bench to make all 5 pictures and end with 10 factors and 10 rebounds in 17 minutes.
The Knicks rang up 77 factors within the second half in opposition to one of many NBA’s worst groups and shot 58.5% from the ground and 53% from 3-point vary. They additionally made 18 of 19 free throws (94.7%).
Tyler Kolek performed about 5 1/2 minutes within the blowout and went 4 for 4, together with 3 for 3 behind the arc, and scored 11 factors after pouring in 42 whereas taking part in for the Knicks’ NBA G League crew earlier within the day.
Jaden Hardy made seven 3-pointers and scored 25 factors for the Wizards. Anthony Gill had 18.
The Knicks led 68-52 at halftime, then made almost 62% of their pictures within the remaining two quarters and led by 33 factors within the fourth.
The Knicks beat the Wizards for the twelfth straight time, their second-longest successful streak within the collection. New York beat Washington 15 straight video games between 1992-95.
The Wizards performed with out ahead Justin Champagnie, who was suspended one game by the NBA for combating and escalating an on-court altercation that spilled into the seating space throughout a loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday.
Wizards: Visit Utah on Wednesday.
Knicks: Host New Orleans on Tuesday.
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