Overview
- Brunson set a personal Madison Square Garden best with 47 points on 15-for-26 shooting, including 6-of-13 from deep, plus eight assists and zero turnovers while going 11-for-11 at the line.
- He tied Bernard King for the most 45-point games in Knicks history, adding franchise significance to the win.
- New York improved to 20-8 with its eighth victory in nine games and is 14-2 at home; next up is a road test in Minnesota on Tuesday.
- Brown played Brunson 38 minutes despite plans to scale back workloads, explaining he reinserted him when the game began to slip.
- Miami fell to 15-14 with a seventh loss in eight despite Kel’el Ware’s 28 points and 19 rebounds, while Karl-Anthony Towns was held to two points as Mikal Bridges scored 24 and OG Anunoby netted 18 after halftime.