New York Knicks Beat Washington Wizards 121-105: Julius Randle Scores 39 Points

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics is fouled by Buddy Hield of the Pacers. On the left, Donte DiVicenzo of the Knicks makes a dunk in the second half of the game against the Wizards, and on the right, Collin Sexton of the Utah Jazz makes a layup while passing to Tyrese Maxey

Julius Randle scored 39 points, Jalen Brunson added 33 and the New York Knicks won their fourth straight game by beating the Washington Wizards 121-105 last night.

The Knicks (21-15) had the lead throughout and built a 60-34 lead at the end of the first half, sending New York fans in Washington into a frenzy.

Randle’s 39 points were two shy of his season high. Isaiah Hartenstein added 19 rebounds for the Knicks.

Kyle Kuzma scored 27 points, but the Wizards suffered their fourth straight loss.

The “Wizards” committed 20 turnovers, two less than their season high, and the Knicks scored 23 points on them.

Washington (6-29) started the second half strong and cut the lead to 74-69 with 5:23 left in the third quarter when Avdija and Kuzma combined for 19 points. New York outscored them 17-6 to close the third.

Randle scored eight points in that stretch.

Washington returned home after two losses at Cleveland by a combined 63 points on Wednesday and Friday.

JAYSON TATUM scored 38 points while hitting a season-high eight 3-pointers, and Jaylen Brown added 31 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 118-101, who saw their six-game winning streak snapped.

Tatum, who also had 13 rebounds and six assists, combined with Brown to make 27 of the Celtics’ 46 shots on a night when they shot 51% from the field and never trailed.

Boston, which came into the game third in the NBA in field goal defense percentage (.449) and third in rebounding rate, held the Pacers to their lowest point total of the season.

Additionally, he outrebounded Indiana 70-42.

Bennedict Mathurin led Indiana with 20 points, while Tyrese Haliburton finished with 17 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals.

LAURI MARKKANEN totaled 33 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 120-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76’s last night.

Joel Embiid, the reigning MVP, missed the game for Philadelphia due to inflammation in his left knee.

Embiid’s absence was significant, not only because of his relevance to the Sixers, but because he could put himself at risk of not being eligible to win the NBA’s main awards.— ap

2024-01-07 15:28:58
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