With Karl-Anthony Towns relegated a spectator due to a thumb injury, the Knicks' Villanova contingent had another sterling evening at Wells Fargo Center, as former Villanova Wildcats Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart each rose to the occasion in a 125-119 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 18 rebounds and Josh Hart went for 11 points and 9 boards as the Knicks, the No. 3 seed in the East, improved to 26-14 and 3-4 in 2025. Cam Payne scored 18 off the bench.
Jalen Brunson, for a change, said something good about Josh Hart following the Knicks' overtime win over the 76ers.
Jan 12, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) controls the ball against Milwaukee Bucks guard Andre Jackson Jr. (44) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
The Knicks got a big win against the Bucks, but fans held their breath for a moment during the game win Jalen Brunson had to exit the game.
Josh Hart pirouetted as he swiped the ball from Guerschon Yabusele, then floated the pass to Mikal Bridges for the alley-oop slam, then screamed as Bridges hung on the rim with one hand. That was the exclamation point on a Wednesday night when the “Nova Knicks’” fingerprints were all over a 125-119 overtime victory over the shorthanded 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.
Jalen Brunson finished with 44 points to secure his second 40-point game this season in the Knicks’ dominant 140-106 win over Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and the Bucks on Sunday at the
It was the Anthony Edwards show Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 36 points an 116-94 defeat of the New
Jalen Brunson scored 44 points despite missing part of the third quarter with an apparent injury, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 140-106 on Sunday
During the Knicks 124-119 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Brunson passed two former Knicks guards on the franchise leaderboard. Brunson nearly sat out Monday's contest due to shoulder soreness. Instead, Brunson excelled in the second game of a back-to-back schedule. The Knicks point guard scored 31 points and dished 11 assists in 39 minutes.
Jalen Brunson scored 44 points in a little under 29 minutes and survived an injury scare Sunday afternoon for the host New York Knicks, who rolled to a 140-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jalen Brunson scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Josh Hart had the 11th triple-double of his career as the New York Knicks beat the 76ers 125-119 Wednesday night.