Brunson becomes fourth Knicks player with consecutive 40-point games, leads New York past Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night.
Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland. He has seven 40-point games this season, when he was a first-time All-Star.
“You almost come to expect what Jalen did,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It’s every night and it’s big play after big play. Every time you need a big bucket, he comes up with it.”
Brunson is the first Knicks player to reach 40 in back-to-back games since Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 19 and 21, 2014. Hall of Famers Bernard King and Patrick Ewing are the other Knicks to do it.
“I don’t have the resume those guys do, so it means a lot,” Brunson said. “But I’m just happy we found a way to win.”
Donte DiVincenzo scored 15 points and Josh Hart had nine points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Hartenstein was a force on the defensive end, blocking five shots and grabbing 14 rebounds, along with seven points.
“It was a good team win,” Thibodeau said. “I thought the defense was really good. They’re a gifted offensive team.”
Domantas Sabonis led the Kings with 21 points and 14 rebounds for his 49th consecutive double-double.
De’Aaron Fox added 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but was held to 5-for-19 shooting. Malik Monk scored 18 off the bench.
“I feel like we got good looks,” Fox said. “I feel like a lot of it (was) we just didn’t make shots. But that’s a good defensive team that you have to be able to capitalize on any of their mistakes, and I don’t think we did a good job of that tonight.”
The Kings’ 91 points were their fewest in a home game this season. Sacramento fell to 0-8 when scoring fewer than 100 points, as New York held its fifth straight opponent under that number.
“They’re a great team, explosive on offense and Mike (Brown) has done a great job coaching them here,” Brunson said. “They present a lot of problems on that side of the ball and we were able to keep them under 100 points, which is not easy to do. Like I said, we found a way.”
It was the Kings’ first loss when allowing fewer than 100 points, dropping to 6-1.
The game featured 20 lead changes and 13 ties.
The Knicks led 53-48 at the half and extended the advantage to nine early in the third quarter on a pair of layups by Brunson.
Sacramento responded with a 15-4 run to go up 63-61, but New York took a 75-74 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Knicks outscored the Kings 23-17 in the final period.
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Knicks: At Golden State on Monday night.
Kings: Host Memphis on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Domantas Sabonis (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:15 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:03 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:47 | | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Keegan Murray's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:46 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 10:09 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 10:09 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 9:50 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 9:46 | | OG Anunoby offensive foul (Charge) (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | OG Anunoby turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:16 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 6-3 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Huerter assists) | 6-5 |
| 7:52 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-5 |
| 7:39 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point floating jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 8-7 |
| 7:31 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 7:05 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 6:55 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:52 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Keegan Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:44 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point running jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 11-9 |
| 6:27 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Keegan Murray blocks OG Anunoby's two point layup | ||
| 5:50 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point putback layup | 11-11 |
| 4:51 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point running layup | 11-13 |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-13 |
| 4:29 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:26 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving bank jump shot | 15-13 |
| 3:49 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point layup | ||
| 3:49 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 3:49 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 |
| 3:28 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | +3 | Domantas Sabonis makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 15-18 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 17-18 |
| 2:48 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 17-20 |
| 2:15 | | Jump ball. Miles McBride vs. Davion Mitchell (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 2:12 | | Josh Hart misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Miles McBride misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Malik Monk assists) | 17-22 |
| 1:40 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:30 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Malik Monk misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:30 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 19-22 |
| 0:05 | | Keon Ellis misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point running dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 21-22 |
| 0:00 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 21-25 |
| 11:17 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Malik Monk turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 11:02 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 11:02 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-25 |
| 11:02 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 |
| 10:48 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Alex Len offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Alex Len's two point layup | ||
| 10:34 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Alex Len blocks Bojan Bogdanovic's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:32 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 26-25 |
| 10:21 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:03 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Bojan Bogdanovic offensive foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 26-28 |
| 8:59 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point jump shot (Bojan Bogdanovic assists) | 29-28 |
| 8:46 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Alex Len blocks Precious Achiuwa's two point layup | ||
| 8:33 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 29-30 |
| 8:26 | | Bojan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-31 |
| 8:05 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point putback dunk | 29-33 |
| 7:35 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:28 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point stepback jump shot (Alec Burks assists) | 31-33 |
| 7:03 | | OG Anunoby blocks Alex Len's two point layup | ||
| 7:02 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:38 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot | 34-33 |
| 6:16 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-33 |
| 6:00 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point hook shot | 36-35 |
| 5:12 | | OG Anunoby misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Kevin Huerter misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 38-35 |
| 4:32 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point cutting layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 38-37 |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Alec Burks assists) | 40-37 |
| 3:58 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-38 |
| 3:58 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:55 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point floating jump shot | 42-38 |
| 3:37 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point hook shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 42-40 |
| 3:37 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-41 |
| 3:13 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 45-41 |
| 2:40 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot | 45-44 |
| 2:34 | | De'Aaron Fox personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Keegan Murray misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Josh Hart personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-45 |
| 1:41 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-46 |
| 1:23 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point pullup jump shot | 48-46 |
| 1:07 | | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-47 |
| 1:07 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-48 |
| 0:50 | | Josh Hart misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point hook shot | 50-48 |
| 0:31 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 53-48 |
| 0:01 | | Isaiah Hartenstein blocks Domantas Sabonis's two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |