Jalen Brunson scored nine unanswered points late in the fourth quarter Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who squandered all of a 19-point lead before coming back to edge the skidding Philadelphia 76ers 110-105.
The Knicks’ All-Star point guard out of Villanova calmly sank two free throws. He slithered into the lane for a layup. He rattled home a tie-breaking three-pointer. And he sealed a dicier-than-expected New York victory at the foul line.
The Knicks’ winless record against the top three teams in the NBA felt like a first-world problem when compared to the skidding team they ousted in the first round of the playoffs last
As the lead was dwindling, the Knicks — already without Towns and Robinson — lost Hukporti for the remainder of the game after he tried to play the first 1:15 of the fourth after suffering a sprained left knee in the third quarter.
Jalen Brunson had 34 points and seven assists, Mikal Bridges scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held off the Philadelphia 76ers 110-105.