Jalen Brunson scores 38 as Knicks survive 76ers’ late charge for 125-119 overtime win

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The Knicks let several leads slip through their fingers but never trailed in the game en route to a 125-119 overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers thanks to a 38-point outburst from Jalen Brunson.

New York added a triple-double from Josh Hart and 23 points from Mikal Bridges overcoming a late charge from Tyrese Maxey and Paul George, who combined for 59 points, after a poor shooting first half from Philadelphia.

The Knicks saw their 13-point halftime lead erased in the third, thanks to shooting 10-for-23 in the quarter and the Sixers going on a 14-4 run in the final 3:20 of the period while waking up for a first-half slumber. New York rebounded to put together a scrappy 7-2 run with hustle plays and offensive rebounds in the fourth, but the lead was again erased with three minutes to play.

After Hart forced a jump ball on defense, got a steal and breakaway dunk before finding OG Anunoby – who had struggled from three all night – for a corner three and a five-point with 1:26 to play. But once again, the Knicks saw the lead slip (on a few Brunson turnovers) as Maxey went on a 7-2 run to level the score with 3.2 seconds to play. Anunoby’s shot at the buzzer drew iron to send the game to OT.

In the extra period, it was all Brunson: First finding Anunoby for a driving dunk, then knocking down a pull-up three, before knocking down three free throws to complete the 8-0 run for a lead they wouldn’t lose.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed the game due to a right thumb sprain – it was also revealed the big man is dealing with a bone chip in the same thumb. But in his absence, New York improved to 27-15 on the year as Philly fell to 15-24 and sit 11th in the Eastern Conference.

Here are the takeaways…

– Brunson, as expected, looked to pick up the slack without Towns, and he started 4-for-6 for nine points with two assists in the opening quarter. But, after sitting for the first six minutes of the second, the guard had a minor impact adding just two points and two rebounds, that changed in the third and he started to assert himself in the third with a pair of early buckets. After Philly cut it to six, Brunson again…

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Publish date : 2025-01-16 03:00:00

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