Jalen Brunson scores season-high 55 points in Knicks' 136-132 overtime win vs Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks extended their season-long winning streak to seven games in a 136-132 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
It was the first overtime game for both teams, and New York outscored Washington 17-13 in the extra period.
Brunson, who scored 42 points after halftime, had two jump shots and hit five free throws in overtime.
Justin Champagnie scored a career-high 31 points with 10 rebounds and Malcolm Brogdon added 22 as the Wizards failed to win their second straight game after beating the Hornets 113-110 on Thursday.
Playing without leading scorer Jordan Poole, who was out with a bruised left hip, Washington led for most of the game but committed 17 turnovers, which resulted in 26 New York points.
Knicks: Brunson had a superb performance in the second half and especially in overtime. He hit 16 of his 17 free throws and had nine assists.
Wizards: The Wizards are playing the best ball in a difficult season. Despite their loss, they were competitive against one of the NBA’s better teams.
Brunson converted a three-point play with 57 seconds left and made a floater with 11.1 seconds left to tie the game at 119 and force overtime.
The Wizards shot 44.7% from 3 compared to the Knicks' 25% shooting from deep, but Washington wasn't able to stop Brunson in the second half.
The Knicks are at the Wizards again on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Alexandre Sarr (Malcolm Brogdon gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:12 |  | OG Anunoby misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Justin Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Alexandre Sarr offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:06 | | Alexandre Sarr turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:47 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | OG Anunoby turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point pullup jump shot (Alexandre Sarr assists) | 0-5 |
| 9:39 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 3-5 |
| 9:03 | | +3 | Alexandre Sarr makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 3-8 |
| 8:44 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point running dunk (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 3-10 |
| 8:30 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:14 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point driving dunk (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 3-12 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 5-12 |
| 7:38 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Justin Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving dunk | 5-14 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point finger roll layup (Josh Hart assists) | 7-14 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point pullup jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 7-16 |
| 6:17 | | Justin Champagnie personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 9-16 |
| 6:03 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running layup | 11-16 |
| 5:59 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:48 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Josh Hart misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Alexandre Sarr draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | +1 | Alexandre Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-17 |
| 5:05 | | +1 | Alexandre Sarr makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-18 |
| 4:51 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point running finger roll layup | 11-20 |
| 4:34 | | Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-20 |
| 4:34 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-20 |
| 4:19 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 13-22 |
| 4:04 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 16-22 |
| 3:51 | | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 16-25 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 18-25 |
| 3:20 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | Carlton Carrington shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-25 |
| 3:11 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-25 |
| 2:55 | | Corey Kispert turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running dunk (Mikal Bridges assists) | 22-25 |
| 2:33 | | Kyshawn George misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:30 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point jump shot | 22-27 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 24-27 |
| 2:06 | | Kyshawn George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point running pullup jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists) | 24-29 |
| 1:31 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 27-29 |
| 1:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup | 27-31 |
| 0:52 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-31 |
| 0:45 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Carlton Carrington draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:33 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point tip layup | 30-33 |
| 0:17 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 32-33 |
| 0:02 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Miles McBride misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 34-33 |
| 11:29 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point driving floating jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 34-35 |
| 10:56 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-35 |
| 10:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:52 |