Jalen Brunson scored 26 points (11 in the third quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the LA Clippers 123-111 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Jordan Clarkson’s three-point play put the Knicks ahead for good with 53 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Clippers got within 90-88 on Jordan Miller’s free throw with 11:45 to play, but Karl-Anthony Towns answered with a three-point play, and the Clippers got no closer.
Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists but shot 6 for 18, and OG Anunoby added 20 points (12 in the paint) on 8 for 10 shooting. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and 3 steals, and James Harden added 23 points and 9 assists. Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 11 rebounds on 11 for 14 shooting. John Collins had 18 points and 10 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Knicks shot 50.0% from the field and 42.4% from 3 to the Clippers’ 43.5% and 35.7%. The Clippers gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. The Knicks outscored the Clippers 18-7 in 6 minutes with Towns, Anunoby, Robinson, McBride and Kolek on the floor together.