Karl-Anthony Towns' block sparks Jalen Brunson throwing a no-look pass to Mikal Bridges, who finishes with a reserve layup for the Knicks.
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson said he took it easy on Josh Hart after his Eagles eliminated the Commanders.
Mikal Bridges led the Knicks with 28 points and had a wild plus-43 in Monday night’s 143-106 win over Memphis at Madison Square Garden. But perhaps his most important contribution came on defense, as he helped shut down Grizzlies star Ja Morant, who scored just 10 points on 5-for-13 shooting in the rout.
For the first time in nearly a half-century, the Knicks have two All-Star starters. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Kevin Garnett recently opened up about what he sees as a problem with the Knicks' starters playing so many minutes.
NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 34 points to lead the ... and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points.
Reduced to mere spectators for metropolitan dominance, the Grizzlies (31-16) endured their worst loss of the season. Paced by 21 points from Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis has a chance for a revenge when the Knicks come by on Feb. 28.
Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.
Jalen Brunson posted his second double-double in three games on Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who continued their surge with a 122-112 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone gave New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson credit for his great third quarter.
On Wednesday, Tom Thibodeau's team beat the Nuggets, 122-112, to extend their winning streak to five. It was their third consecutive win against a team above .500 after they crushed the Grizzlies and Kings in back-to-back routs with a combined victory margin of 60 points.