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Houston Rockets at New York Knicks

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32-17, 17-9 Away
Final
118 - 124

33-17, 18-9 Home

Jalen Brunson has 42 points and 10 assists to rally the Knicks past the Rockets, 124-118

Brunson gets MSG crowd on its feet with late 3-pointer

Brunson scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to bring the Knicks back in a game they trailed by 11 after three. He ended up with his 12th game with at least 30 points and 10 assists since coming to New York, passing Hall of Famer Richie Guerin for most in franchise history.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges each added 22 points for the Knicks. Josh Hart had 19.

Amen Thompson had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his third career triple-double for the Rockets, who have lost three in a row for the first time all season. Cam Whitmore added 18 points off the bench.

Takeaways Rockets: With All-Star Alperen Sengun among the missing players for the Rockets, it's been a rough start to February after an 11-4 January that earned Ime Udoka Western Conference coach of the month honors. Houston started nobody taller than 6-foot-8 Monday.

Knicks: Brunson gave the Knicks something extra on a night they played without starting forward OG Anunoby for the first time this season because of a sprained right foot.

Key moment Brunson's layup gave the Knicks the lead with 1:38 remaining and he followed with a 3-pointer that made it 118-114 with a minute to play.

Key stat Hall of Famers Patrick Ewing (30) and Bernard King (23) are the only players with more 40-point games as a Knick than Brunson, who is in his third season with the team.

Up next The Rockets head across town to visit Brooklyn on Tuesday. The Knicks visit Toronto on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Knicks: 67.1%
Rockets: 32.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 124
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 124
4th 0.2 Josh Hart defensive rebound 118 - 124
4th 2.2 Amen Thompson misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot 118 - 124
4th 6.0 Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2 118 - 124

Statistics

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48-104 FG 47-93
46.2 Field Goal % 50.5
8-28 3PT 6-26
28.6 Three Point % 23.1
14-15 FT 24-30
93.3 Free Throw % 80.0
50 Rebounds 40
20 Offensive Rebounds 12
30 Defensive Rebounds 28
27 Assists 24
8 Steals 9
6 Blocks 5
15 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 3
17 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
26 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
21 Fast Break Points 19
68 Points in Paint 80
26 Fouls 15
12 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 43 25 .632 - W6
Memphis 43 25 .632 - W1
Dallas 33 36 .478 10.5 L3
San Antonio 28 38 .424 14 W1
New Orleans 18 50 .265 25 L2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 49 19 .721 - W2
New York 42 24 .636 6 L1
Toronto 24 44 .353 25 L1
Philadelphia 23 44 .343 25.5 W1
Brooklyn 23 45 .338 26 W1
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