WASHINGTON (AP) — Julius Randle scored 39 points, Jalen Brunson had 33 and the New York Knicks won their fourth straight game, beating the Washington Wizards 121-105 on Saturday night.
Coming off an impressive 128-92 win at Philadelphia on Friday night, the Knicks (21-15) led throughout and had a 60-34 lead late in the first half, causing the thousands of New York fans in Washington to loudly chant: “Let’s go Knicks! Let’s go Knicks!”
Randle’s 39 points were two off his season high. Isaiah Hartenstein had 19 rebounds for the Knicks.
Kyle Kuzma scored 27 points but the Wizards lost their fourth straight. Deni Avdija had 23.
The Wizards committed 20 turnovers, two off their season high, and the Knicks scored 23 points off them.
Washington (6-29) began the second half strong and cut the lead to 74-69 with 5:23 to play in the third quarter as Avdija and Kuzma combined for 19 points. New York outscored them 17-6 to close out the third with Randle scoring eight points.
The Wizards returned home after two losses at Cleveland by a combined 63 points on Wednesday and Friday.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Host Portland on Tuesday.
Wizards: Host Oklahoma City on Monday.
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