Jalen Brunson scored 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the New York Knicks routed the Portland Trail Blazers 127-97 for their fifth straight win.
The Knicks led by as many as 33 and never trailed, pulling away with a 34-12 run bridging the first and second quarters.
OG Anunoby scored 24 points (10 in the fourth quarter) on 10 for 16 shooting. Josh Hart added 20 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 20 rebounds. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Trail Blazers, Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 points on 10 for 16 shooting, and Sidy Cissoko added 15 points off the bench. Robert Williams III had 4 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench.
The Knicks shot 48.5% from the field and 42.2% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 43.2% and 30.2%. The Trail Blazers got 8 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 39-28 in 19 minutes together.