Overview
- After a 112-107 loss in Phoenix two days earlier, New York beat Portland 123-114 to stop a run of five losses in six games.
- Hart played 31 minutes in his first game since Christmas and contributed 18 points, six assists and a late steal-and-score.
- Jalen Brunson scored 26, OG Anunoby had 24 with two clutch fourth-quarter threes, and Karl-Anthony Towns posted 20 points and 11 rebounds.
- The defeat in Phoenix turned on 17 Knicks turnovers to the Suns’ 10 and a late Brunson turnover, with Devin Booker scoring 31 and Dillon Brooks 27.
- The trip continues at Sacramento on Wednesday and Golden State on Thursday, followed by a home rematch with Phoenix on Jan. 17.