Spencer Dinwiddie had 21 points and 12 assists, and the Washington Wizards went on a 24-9 run in the third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 124-117.
The Knicks led 66-59 with 10:35 left in the third quarter. Daniel Gafford’s putback dunk put the Wizards ahead for good with 8:44 left in the quarter. Corey Kispert scored 8 points and Aaron Holiday added 7 during the run. The Wizards led 83-75 with 4:05 left in the quarter.
The Knicks got within 109-107 on Evan Fournier’s corner 3-pointer with 2:43 to play, but Holiday answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Knicks got no closer than 112-109.
During clutch time, the Wizards outscored the Knicks 16-6. Kyle Kuzma (No. 5 in clutch wins added, 2021-22) scored 7 of the Wizards’ 16 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Kispert scored a career-high 20 points. The Wizards had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Knicks, Kemba Walker had 44 points (23 in the second quarter), 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and Julius Randle added 23 points (18 in the paint) and 9 rebounds. Alec Burks scored 20 points. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Wizards shot 56.0% from the field and 43.2% from 3 to the Knicks’ 45.2% and 31.0%. They outscored the Knicks 38-14 off the bench. Mitchell Robinson fouled out.