RJ Barrett scored 25 points (10 in the third quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-106 for their fifth straight win.
The Knicks led by as many as 32 and never trailed, pulling away with a 23-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Julius Randle scored 28 points (16 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Jalen Brunson added 20 points. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram scored 19 points but shot 7 for 22, and CJ McCollum went 1 for 9 from 3.
The Knicks shot 51.1% from the field and 39.6% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 39.2% and 21.1%. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 43-29 in 12 minutes together.