Randle, Brunson help send Knicks past Bulls in OT
CHICAGO — Julius Randle scored 31 points and Jalen Brunson added a season-high 30, including a 3-pointer with less than a minute left in overtime, and the New York Knicks won their fifth straight, 128-120 over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Randle missed a chance to win the game in regulation when his step-back shot from the baseline resulted in an air ball and shot-clock violation with 0.7 seconds left.
But Quentin Grimes and Brunson each nailed 3-pointers with less than a minute left in OT to give the Knicks a nine-point lead.
KINGS 124, RAPTORS 121: De’Aaron Fox had 27 points and 10 assists, Damontas Sabonis added 21 points and 20 rebounds and Sacramento held on to win at Toronto. Malik Monk scored 24 points and Terence Davis had 19 against his former team as the Kings overcame a 16-point second-quarter deficit to win for the second time in their past 11 games north of the border.
MAGIC 135, HAWKS 124: Franz Wagner scored 24 points, Orlando had a franchise-record 50 points in the first quarter and the Magic beat visiting Atlanta for their fourth straight victory. Cole Anthony finished the first period with two free throws to make it 50-22, the most points the Magic have ever scored in any quarter.
PACERS 125, WARRIORS 119: Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points and host Indiana made 16 3-pointers to hold off Golden State. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry didn’t finish the game because of a left shoulder injury. Curry scored 24 of his 38 points in the first half for the defending champions but departed with 2:04 remaining in the third quarter.
PISTONS 141, HORNETS 134 (OT): Alec Burks scored a season-high 27 points off the bench, Killian Hayes added 25 and Detroit picked up an overtime victory at Charlotte. Bojan Bogdanovic had 24 points and Isaiah Stewart chipped in with 19 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit.
HEAT 110, THUNDER 108: Tyler Herro made a career-high nine 3-pointers, hit the go-ahead jumper and scored 33 points in Miami’s victory at Oklahoma City. Herro made a mid-range jumper to finish the scoring with 4.9 seconds left, and Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a mid-range jumper at the buzzer.
BLAZERS 128, SPURS 112: Damian Lillard had 37 points and Portland won at San Antonio for its third straight victory. Anfernee Simons added 23 points for Portland, which has won five of six.
The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson scores as the Bulls’ Alex Caruso watches in overtime of Wednesday’s game in Chicago. The Knicks won 128-120.
