Wall has 28 points and 17 assists as Wizards beat Knicks 111-108
John Wall had 28 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and 17 assists, and the Washington Wizards went on a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 111-108.
The Knicks led 92-91 when Wall’s driving layup put the Wizards ahead for good with 6:18 left. He scored 9 points as they pulled away to a 106-96 lead with 1:51 left.
The Knicks had the ball down 3, but Langston Galloway missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Knicks 12-5. Wall scored 8 of the Wizards’ 12 on 2 for 4 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Wall had 4 of his 17 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Ramon Sessions and Bradley Beal that put the Wizards ahead. In that stretch, Beal had 4 steals, all with the game within five points, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
Beal had 26 points and a season-high 4 steals.
For the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony had 33 points and 13 rebounds, and Kristaps Porziņģis added 20 points (14 in the third quarter) and 3 blocks.
The Knicks committed 16 turnovers to the Wizards’ 10. The Wizards outscored the Knicks 21-8 on the fast break.