Brunson hits go-ahead jumper, Towns scores 44 points in Knicks' 149-148 OT win over Hawks
NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson made the go-ahead jumper with 11.1 seconds left in overtime, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points and the New York Knicks outlasted the Atlanta Hawks 149-148 on Wednesday night in a thrilling final game before the All-Star break for both teams.
Towns reached 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career and became the fifth Knicks player to do so. Brunson - who was the last Knicks player to do it - added 36 points and eight assists.
Trae Young had 38 points and 19 assists for the Hawks. They had a three-game winning streak snapped, but not until erasing a six-point deficit in the final 10 seconds of regulation.
They had a chance to win it after Brunson's jumper, but Young missed a jumper and Georges Niang a 3-pointer.
Hawks: After playing an NBA-high 31 road games before the break, the Hawks play 10 of their first 12 afterward at home. But they will be without a couple more players after announcing Wednesday that Larry Nance Jr. has a right knee fracture and will miss at least six weeks, and Vit Krejci will be out at least a month with a lower back fracture.
Knicks: A ninth win in 11 games sends New York into the break third in the Eastern Conference at 36-18.
The Knicks led by six with 10 seconds remaining in regulation. After Niang's 3-pointer, Towns' inbounds pass was stolen by Dyson Daniels, who was fouled and made the first free throw to cut it to 137-135. He missed the second but the Knicks failed to get the rebound and the Hawks got the ball to Young, who was fouled and made both to tie with 2.9 seconds to go.
Every Knicks starter played at least 42 minutes. Towns led the way at just over 47.
The Knicks host Chicago on Feb. 20 in their first game after the break. The Hawks host Orlando that night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Onyeka Okongwu vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession) | |||
11:39 | Mouhamed Gueye personal foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | |||
11:37 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 0-2 | |
11:23 | Trae Young misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:21 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
11:17 | Mikal Bridges misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
11:13 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
11:06 | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
10:56 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0-4 | |
10:42 | Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot | |||
10:39 | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul) | |||
10:37 | +1 | Mouhamed Gueye makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 | |
10:37 | +1 | Mouhamed Gueye makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 | |
10:32 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 2-6 | |
10:20 | +3 | Zaccharie Risacher makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 5-6 | |
10:00 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 5-8 | |
9:52 | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:50 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
9:45 | Jalen Brunson misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:45 | Hawks defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point driving layup | |||
9:37 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
9:37 | Jalen Brunson personal foul (Loose ball) (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | |||
9:32 | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 8-8 | |
9:22 | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
9:15 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point pullup jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 8-10 | |
9:04 | Dyson Daniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
8:52 | Zaccharie Risacher blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point layup | |||
8:50 | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | |||
8:49 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point putback layup | 8-12 | |
8:40 | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
8:20 | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | |||
8:18 | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | |||
8:14 | Trae Young misses two point running layup | |||
8:12 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
8:10 | Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
8:10 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-13 | |
8:10 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-14 | |
8:00 | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dyson Daniels assists) | 10-14 | |
7:50 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 10-16 | |
7:37 | Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot | |||
7:37 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
7:32 | Trae Young misses three point jump shot | |||
7:28 | Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound | |||
7:24 | Jump ball. Mouhamed Gueye vs. Josh Hart (Onyeka Okongwu gains possession) | |||
7:17 | Precious Achiuwa blocks Dyson Daniels's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:14 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:08 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-17 | |
7:08 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-18 | |
6:57 | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving layup | 12-18 | |
6:46 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point reverse layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 12-20 | |
6:35 | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point layup (Trae Young assists) | 14-20 | |
6:14 | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | |||
6:11 | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | |||
6:09 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running dunk (Trae Young assists) | 16-20 | |
6:02 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
5:44 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 16-22 | |
5:30 | Dyson Daniels misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
5:29 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
5:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
5:08 | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | |||
4:59 | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
4:57 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:51 | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-25 | |
4:35 | Josh Hart blocks Zaccharie Risacher's two point driving layup | |||
4:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | |||
4:27 | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running dunk | 18-25 | |
4:01 | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point stepback jump shot | 18-28 | |
3:41 | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 21-28 | |
3:17 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot | 21-30 | |
2:57 | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Caris LeVert assists) | 24-30 | |
2:35 | Georges Niang shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
2:35 | Hawks 60 second timeout | |||
2:35 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 24-31 | |
2:35 | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
2:35 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
2:35 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 24-32 | |
2:23 | Caris LeVert misses three point jump shot | |||
2:20 | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | Caris LeVert blocks Josh Hart's two point running layup | |||
2:12 | Dominick Barlow defensive rebound | |||
1:57 | Georges Niang misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
1:56 | Josh Hart defensive rebound | |||
1:50 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point running dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 24-34 | |
1:27 | +2 | Dominick Barlow makes two point driving layup (Trae Young assists) | 26-34 | |
1:20 | Ariel Hukporti offensive foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | |||
1:20 | Ariel Hukporti turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:08 | +2 | Dominick Barlow makes two point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 28-34 | |
0:52 | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 28-36 | |
0:44 | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | |||
0:41 | Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound | |||
0:34 | Miles McBride misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:30 | Georges Niang defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | Dominick Barlow misses three point jump shot | |||
0:23 | Georges Niang offensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Caris LeVert misses two point tip layup | |||
0:22 | Georges Niang misses two point putback layup | |||
0:21 | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Caris LeVert misses two point tip layup | |||
0:19 | Caris LeVert offensive rebound | |||
0:19 | Caris LeVert misses two point tip layup | |||
0:18 | Terance Mann offensive rebound | |||
0:18 | Terance Mann misses two point tip layup | |||
0:17 | Dominick Barlow offensive rebound | |||
0:17 | Dominick Barlow misses two point tip layup | |||
0:16 | Terance Mann offensive rebound | |||
0:15 | Miles McBride shooting foul (Terance Mann draws the foul) | |||
0:15 | Terance Mann misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:15 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
0:15 | +1 | Terance Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-36 | |
0:02 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-38 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving layup | 31-38 | |
11:30 | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving layup | 31-40 | |
11:19 | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:19 | Dominick Barlow offensive rebound | |||
11:13 | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point driving layup (Dominick Barlow assists) | 33-40 | |
10:56 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Miles McBride assists) | 33-42 | |
10:56 | Dominick Barlow shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
10:56 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
10:53 | Terance Mann defensive rebound | |||
10:40 | Landry Shamet shooting foul (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | |||
10:40 | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-42 | |
10:40 | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-42 | |
10:29 | Cameron Payne misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:26 | Terance Mann defensive rebound | |||
10:07 | Terance Mann misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
10:06 | Hawks offensive rebound | |||
10:03 | Mouhamed Gueye misses three point jump shot | |||
10:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
9:58 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Terance Mann steals) | |||
9:55 | Dominick Barlow misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:52 | Terance Mann offensive rebound | |||
9:52 | Terance Mann misses two point tip layup |