NBA: Brunson scores career-high 50, hits all 9 3-pointers in Knicks' win
Jon Palmieri
December 16, 2023 14:02 MYT
December 16, 2023 14:02 MYT
Jalen Brunson poured in a career-high 50 points and hit all nine of his 3-point attempts Friday in the New York Knicks’ 139-122 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Brunson was 17 of 23 from the field and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line with nine assists, six rebounds and five steals in 35-plus minutes.
He is the first player in franchise history to score 50 points while making all nine 3s.
Julius Randle had 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help New York snap a three-game road skid.
Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Devin Booker added 28 for the Suns, who lost guard Bradley Beal to an ankle injury in the first quarter.
Phoenix could be without a member of its All-Star trio for another extended period. Durant, Booker and Beal have played just one game together this season before Friday.
A 50-PIECE WAS ON THE MENU TONIGHT @jalenbrunson1 pic.twitter.com/85jQsnqgbD— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) December 16, 2023
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76ers extend Pistons’ losing streak to 22
Joel Embiid had another big game against the Detroit Pistons with 35 points and 13 rebounds on Friday and the Philadelphia 76ers sent the Detroit Pistons to their franchise-record 22nd straight loss, 124-92.
The Pistons, who lost at home to Philadelphia on Wednesday, surpassed the franchise record set at the end of the 1979-80 season and start of 1980-81. Detroit's slide is the sixth-longest single-season skid in NBA history.
The 76ers hold the overall losing streak record with 28 straight, set at the end of 2014-15 and start of 2015-16.
In three wins this season against the Pistons, Embiid has averaged 36.3 points and 13.3 rebounds. He is the first NBA player with at least 675 points and 200 rebounds in the first 20 games of a season since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964-65.
Philadelphia more than doubled Detroit in the second quarter, outscoring the Pistons 35-17 en route to a 61-39 lead at halftime.
James Wiseman had 20 points for Detroit, which dropped to 2-23.
straight dominance. pic.twitter.com/CR0oes7GJj— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 16, 2023
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Spurs beat Lakers to snap 18-game slide
Devin Vassell scored a career-high 36 points and Victor Wembanyama had 13 points and 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers, 129-115 to end an 18-game losing streak.
The victory was the first for San Antonio since defeating Phoenix on Nov. 2 and snapped the longest losing streak in franchise history, topping a 16-game slide last season.
LeBron James returned after a one-game absence with 23 points and 10 rebounds, but the Lakers felt the loss of Anthony Davis, who sat out with a hip injury after he scored 37 points in a 122-119 win over the Spurs on Wednesday.
Los Angeles was also without starters D’Angelo Russell and Cam Reddish.
all the feels! TEAM win for sure pic.twitter.com/6eLuxYJgDh— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 16, 2023
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