Karl-Anthony Towns posted another double-double Sunday night for the host New York Knicks, who remained perfect at home with a wire-to-wire 134-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
Towns had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won the first four games of a season-long seven-game homestand to improve to 6-0 at Madison Square Garden this season. New York is 0-3 on the road. The double-double was the eighth of the season for Towns and his 66th in 81 regular season games since he was acquired by the Knicks on Oct. 2, 2024.
Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby scored 19 points apiece for the Knicks, who scored their second-most points of the season while allowing their second-fewest points of the campaign. New York shot 54.5%, including 45.9% (17-of-37) from 3-point land, while limiting the Nets to 40.2% shooting.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points for the Nets, who have lost nine of their first 10 this season. Drake Powell had 15 points while fellow reserve Ziaire Williams finished with 13 points. Nic Claxton collected 12 points while Egor Demin and Day’Ron Sharpe added 10 points apiece.
Pistons 111, 76ers 108
Cade Cunningham had 26 points and 11 assists to lead Detroit to a win over host Philadelphia, as Tyrese Maxey’s 3-pointer to tie at the buzzer rimmed out.
Jalen Duren paired 21 points with 16 rebounds and Duncan Robinson added 17 points as Detroit extended its winning streak to six and moved to 8-2, its best start to a season since 2005-06.
Maxey scored 33 points for the Sixers and Andre Drummond added 17 points and 12 boards, starting for the first time this season in the absence of Joel Embiid (left knee management).
Warriors 114, Pacers 83
Jimmy Butler III led all scorers with 21 points, Al Horford made his biggest all-around contribution of the season and Golden State, playing without Stephen Curry, broke free from a third-quarter deadlock to thrash short-handed Indiana in San Francisco.
Horford connected on 4-of-6 from deep during a 12-point performance off the bench in just 18 minutes. Butler converted 10-for-15 from the field while adding nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Quinten Post and Brandin Podziemski finished with 14 points apiece. Will Richard had seven of his 15 points on eight visits to the stripe.
Andrew Nembhard paced the Pacers with 14 points and a game-high nine assists. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Jay Huff were the game’s leading rebounders with 12 and 11, respectively. Huff recorded a double-double with 12 points and three blocks.
Timberwolves 144, Kings 117
Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 26 points to help visiting Minnesota coast to a victory over Sacramento.
Jaden McDaniels added 21 points, while Rudy Gobert finished with 19 points and 12 boards, as Minnesota won its fourth game in five outings. Julius Randle scored 19 points, Naz Reid had 13 and Jaylen Clark and Rob Dillingham each chipped in 11 off the bench.
Zach LaVine’s 26 points led the Kings, followed by DeMar DeRozan’s 22 and Domantas Sabonis’ 20 points and 13 rebounds. Precious Achiuwa had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while reserve Nique Clifford scored 10 for Sacramento, which has dropped six of its last eight.
Rockets 122, Bucks 115
Kevin Durant paired 31 points with seven assists and took over down the stretch as Houston rallied from a 14-point deficit and defeated host Milwaukee.
Alperen Sengun added 23 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists while Jabari Smith tallied 16 points and nine rebounds. Reed Sheppard scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers off the Houston bench.
Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied a game-high 37 points and grabbed eight rebounds but missed four free throws inside the final 90 seconds. Ryan Rollins chipped in 19 points.
Celtics 111, Magic 107
A fourth-quarter run and late flurry of 3-pointers helped Boston take the second leg in a pair of road games with Orlando.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 27 points, Derrick White added 21 points and Anfernee Simons buoyed Boston on another otherwise middling 3-point shooting night. Simons went 5-of-8 from deep, coming off the bench to score 25 points.
The Magic’s leading scorers, Paulo Banchero and Franz Wagner, finished with 28 and 20 points, but shot just 1-of-9 combined from long range. Jalen Suggs pitched in 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists for Orlando.
Thunder 114, Grizzlies 100
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as visiting Oklahoma City came back from 19 points down in the first half to post a victory over Memphis.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his points in the second half, including nine in a 31-second span of the fourth quarter. He added seven rebounds and six assists as the Thunder earned their 10th straight win over the Grizzlies in regular-season play. Chet Holmgren and Ajay Mitchell scored 21 apiece for Oklahoma City and Isaiah Hartenstein contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Memphis was led by Jaren Jackson Jr., who scored 17 points with seven rebounds. Rookie Cedric Coward had 13 points and 10 boards and Santi Aldama finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. Ja Morant had 11 points and eight assists, but was only 3-of-18 shooting.
