NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and OG Anunoby added 24 points as the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to five games with a 127-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Josh Hart had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 14 points and 20 rebounds for New York. Hart moved into a tie with Atlanta\u2019s Jalen Johnson for the NBA lead in double-doubles with 31.<\/p>\n
New York (30-18) won by double digits for the fourth time in its past five games and improved to 19-6 at home this season.<\/p>\n
Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 points, and Jerami Grant had 15 points off the bench for Portland (23-26), which dropped its fourth straight game.<\/p>\n
New York\u2019s defense frustrated budding Portland star forward Deni Advija. Advija, who ranks 13th in the NBA in points per game at 25.8, was held to 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting and had four turnovers in 28 minutes.<\/p>\n
Seven Knicks players scored in double figures, and New York led comfortably for much of the game after posting a 34-12 run in the first half and leading by 24 points.<\/p>\n
After Portland cut its deficit to 10 points at halftime, the Knicks outscored the Trail Blazers 68-48 in the second half. New York used a 14-2 run over the late third and early fourth quarter to pull away and outscored Portland 45-28 over the final 13:26.<\/p>\n
Trail Blazers: Host Cleveland on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Knicks: Host Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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