Field Level Media
11 Mar 2025, 11:32 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images)
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 26 points and nine rebounds and OG Anunoby added 24 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and five steals to help the New York Knicks roll to a 133-104 victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
Miles 'Deuce' McBride was 4 of 5 from 3-point range while recording 21 points and seven assists as New York snapped a three-game slide.
Josh Hart scored 18 points, Mikal Bridges had 15 points and eight assists and Landry Shamet added 13 points off the bench as the Knicks played without All-Star Jalen Brunson (sprained right ankle) for the second straight game.
Malik Monk scored 21 points for the Kings after missing the previous three games with a sprained right toe. Zach LaVine scored 17 points, Isaac Jones had 12 points off the bench and DeMar DeRozan scored 11 points for Sacramento, which lost for the third time in four games.
Kings star Domantas Sabonis (strained left hamstring) missed his fifth consecutive game.
New York shot 53.6 percent from the field and was a scorching 22 of 40 from 3-point range. Hart joined McBride in making four treys while Towns, Anunoby and Shamet each made three.
The Kings shot 41.9 percent and were just 10 of 34 from behind the arc. Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Sacramento.
New York led by 10 early in the third quarter before Towns, Hart and Anunoby all drained 3-pointers during an 11-0 burst. Towns made two free throws to cap it and give the Knicks a 79-58 advantage with 7:07 left in the period.
New York continued its dominance and pushed the lead to 100-72 on a 3-pointer by Payne with 1:27 remaining. Towns ended the Knicks' 37-point quarter with a trey with 2.8 seconds left for a 103-77 lead entering the fourth quarter.
Bridges and McBride buried 3-pointers to make it 119-89 with 6:48 left. Shamet canned a trey for a game-high 35-point margin with five minutes left as the Knicks finished the game-long pummeling of the Kings.
McBride poured in 15 points in the first quarter as New York led 37-22. McBride hit all five field-goal attempts, including all three of his 3-point shots.
The Knicks led 66-51 at the break. McBride led New York with 16 first-half points. Monk had 13 in the half for the Kings.
--Field Level Media
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