Mario Hezonja scored a career-high 30 points (13 in the fourth quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 113-110.
Hezonja’s 3-pointer answered Troy Brown Jr.’s corner 3-pointer and put the Knicks back ahead for good with 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards had the ball down 1 with 19 seconds left, but Kevin Knox II blocked Ian Mahinmi’s tip attempt at the rim. It would have put the Wizards ahead. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Chasson Randle missed a corner 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Wizards 14-7. Hezonja scored 9 of the Knicks’ 14 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Wizards, Jeff Green scored 19 points (18 in the second quarter) on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench, and Thomas Bryant added 17 points on 7 for 11 shooting. The Wizards had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Knicks shot 51.2% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Wizards’ 41.7% and 29.4%. The Wizards were outscored 34-21 in 12 minutes with Mahinmi, Dekker, Randle, Robinson and Brown on the floor together.