Brunson, Knicks tame Warriors; Lakers crush Pistons
Jalen Brunson scored 34 points as the New York Knicks completed a wire-to-wire 119-112 road victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Monday.
The Warriors, fresh from Saturday’s high-scoring win over the Los Angeles Lakers, were always on the back foot after New York sprinted into an early 20-6 first quarter lead at the Chase Center.
“We keep finding ways to win,” Brunson said afterward. “Staying poised, staying confident—just sticking together.”The loss was another body blow for the erratic Warriors, who are 17-18 at home this season.Golden State occupy 10th place in the Western Conference—the last of the four play-in berths. Stephen Curry led Golden State’s scorers with 27 points.
Jalen Brunson (34 PTS) and Deuce McBride (29 PTS) were ON FIRE in the Knicks’ 4th straight win! 🗽🔥 pic.twitter.com/mSg3Q7PBke
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In Los Angeles, the Lakers bounced back from Saturday’s defeat to the Warriors with an emphatic 136-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
D’Angelo Russell drained six-of-10 from three-point distance to finish with 27 points, while LeBron James finished with 25 points and Anthony Davis 22.
The Lakers are ninth in the West on 37-32.
In other games on Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers fought back from a 15-point deficit to grind out a 108-103 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.Cleveland improved to 43-25 with the win to remain in third place in the Eastern Conference behind the first-placed Boston Celtics and second-placed Milwaukee Bucks. —AFP
