Knicks pull away in 4th to win 6th straight and send Heat to 6th loss in a row

Sat, Jan 27, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) - Jalen Brunson had 32 points and eight assist and the New York Knicks beat Miami 125-109 on Saturday, winning their sixth straight and sending the Heat to a sixth consecutive loss.

Julius Randle added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, but left with 4:27 remaining after appearing to land hard on his shoulder when Jaime Jaquez Jr. stepped in front of him trying to take a charge on Randle's drive to the basket.

Brunson helped the Knicks break it open for good with a 13-3 spurt to open the fourth quarter and then sent the Heat into a timeout as a sold-out crowd roared when his 3-pointer midway through the period made it 112-96.

OG Anunoby also had 19 points for the Knicks, who improved to 12-2 this month after he made his first start on New Year's Day.

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Jimmy Butler scored 28 points for the Heat, who got Jaquez back after a six-game absence because of a groin injury, but were outscored 36-23 in the fourth quarter. Duncan Robinson had 19 points and Tyler Herro finished with 18.

WIZARDS 118, PISTONS 104

DETROIT (AP) - Kyle Kuzma scored 30 points and Washington beat Detroit for Wizards interim coach Brian Keefe's first victory.

Keefe lost his first game Thursday, hours after Wes Unseld Jr. was moved to the Wizards' front office. Jordan Poole added 17 points to help Washington end a six-game losing streak.

Bojan Bogdanovic led Detroit with 30 points.

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