Anunoby’s 28 Points Lead Knicks Past Spurs in High-Scoring Showdown

NEW YORK (Interstat) — OG Anunoby scored 28 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 124-113 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks used a decisive 35-point fourth quarter to pull away in a game that featured 18 lead changes and was tied 14 times before a sellout crowd of 18,609.

Jalen Brunson added 25 points and eight assists for New York, which improved to 19-7. Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 11 rebounds. San Antonio, which got 21 points from Dylan Harper and an 18-point effort from Victor Wembanyama, fell to 18-8. The Spurs’ Stephon Castle recorded 12 assists.

The Knicks, who shot 51% from the field, closed the game on a 14-5 run to secure the win after the Spurs had trimmed the deficit to three points midway through the final period.