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Brunson scores 36, Towns adds 34 as Knicks beat Suns 138-122 for 4th straight win
PHOENIX (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 36 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 34 and the New York Knicks beat the Phoenix Suns 138-122 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
All five Knicks starters scored in double figures. Josh Hart had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
Devin Booker scored 33 points on 12-for-23 shooting and Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the injury-depleted Suns, who have lost five straight.
New York never trailed, hitting its first eight shots, including four 3-pointers. The Knicks carried that momentum to a 44-28 advantage after one quarter and a 76-58 lead at halftime. Brunson had 23 points before the break on 8-for-9 shooting, including hitting all four 3s.
The Suns cut the deficit to 88-77 midway through the third quarter, but the Knicks responded with an 11-2 run.
Phoenix star Kevin Durant missed his seventh straight game with a left calf strain. Teammate and three-time All-Star Bradley Beal was out for the fifth straight game, also because of a strained left calf.
Knicks: New York's starting to look like the team many envisioned when they traded for Towns - a four-time All-Star - before the season. The starting lineup is deep with scoring options and makes it tough for the opposing defense.
Suns: It's been a tough slog of late for Phoenix and the struggles can't totally be blamed on injuries. They came out flat against the Knicks, particularly on defense, giving up easy transition buckets and good looks from 3-point range.
Brunson splashed home a 3-pointer on the first possession of the game - a harbinger of things to come.
The Knicks shot 18 for 23 (78.3%) in the first quarter, including 8 for 11 (72.7%) from 3-point range.
Knicks travel to Utah on Saturday, and Suns host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Jalen Brunson gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 |  | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:14 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 3-3 |
| 10:50 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 6-3 |
| 10:38 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 9-3 |
| 10:05 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 11-3 |
| 9:48 | | OG Anunoby personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Ryan Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 14-3 |
| 9:23 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | Royce O'Neale misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:10 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Royce O'Neale misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:07 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Ryan Dunn assists) | 14-6 |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-6 |
| 8:29 | | Ryan Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point floating jump shot | 18-6 |
| 7:50 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 20-6 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Tyus Jones assists) | 20-8 |
| 7:22 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 20-11 |
| 6:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 20-13 |
| 6:34 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-13 |
| 6:14 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point running pullup jump shot | 25-13 |
| 5:56 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 25-16 |
| 5:42 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 5:18 | | Tyus Jones misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 28-16 |
| 4:44 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 30-16 |
| 4:17 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running alley-oop layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 32-16 |
| 4:13 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:57 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Cameron Payne offensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | OG Anunoby turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 32-18 |
| 2:49 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 35-18 |
| 2:31 | | Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Payne steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point running dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 37-18 |
| 2:24 | | Rick Brunson technical foul | ||
| 2:24 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 37-19 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 37-21 |
| 1:57 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 39-21 |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 39-23 |
| 1:25 | | Cameron Payne misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 39-26 |
| 0:47 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point stepback jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 42-26 |
| 0:29 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-27 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-28 |
| 0:07 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 44-28 |
| 0:02 | | Josh Okogie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback dunk | 46-28 |
| 11:04 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point pullup jump shot | 46-31 |
| 10:40 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 46-33 |
| 10:10 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup | 48-33 |
| 9:39 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving reverse layup | 50-33 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point cutting layup (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 50-35 |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup | 52-35 |
| 8:46 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving reverse layup | 52-37 |
| 8:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point running dunk (Josh Okogie assists) | 52-39 |
| 8:16 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup | 54-39 |
| 7:50 | | Oso Ighodaro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:50 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:32 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:32 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-39 |
| 7:23 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-39 |
| 7:13 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-39 |
| 7:04 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Tyler Kolek turnover (lost ball) (Tyus Jones steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Kolek steals) | ||
| 6:58 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Tyler Kolek draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 57-41 |
| 6:20 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (lost ball) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 57-44 |
| 5:57 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point floating jump shot | 59-44 |
| 5:49 | | OG Anunoby personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Josh Hart misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:19 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Cameron Payne misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | OG Anunoby misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 4:48 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Josh Hart misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:48 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 61-44 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 61-46 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point stepback jump shot | 63-46 |
| 3:37 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 65-46 |
| 2:57 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point tip layup | 65-48 |
| 2:48 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-48 |
| 2:48 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-48 |
| 2:39 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 2:32 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Jericho Sims assists) | 70-48 |
| 2:17 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:14 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Devin Booker misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:13 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 70-50 |
| 2:01 | | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 1:57 | | <