Knicks outlast Hawks in a 149-148 OT thriller

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The Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, right, shoots over Memphis’ Desmond Bane in L.A.’s 128-114 win. ocregister.com/sports. Mark J. Terrill / ap

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Jalen Brunson made the go-ahead jumper with 11.1 seconds left in overtime, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points and the New York Knicks outlasted the Atlanta Hawks 149-148 on Wednesday night in a thrilling final game before the All-Star break for both teams at Madison Square Garden.

Towns reached 40 points in consecutive games for the first time in his career and became the fifth Knicks player to do so. Brunson — who was the last Knicks player to do it — added 36 points and eight assists.

Trae Young had 38 points and 19 assists for the Hawks.

NUGGETS 132, BLAZERS 121: Jamal Murray scored a career-high 55 points, Nikola Jokic had his 25th triple-double of the season and Denver beat Portland for its eighth straight victory.

Murray was 20 of 36 from the floor, including seven 3-pointers. It’s the third-most points in franchise history, trailing only David Thompson’s 73-point game on April 9, 1978, and Jokic’s 56-point effort Dec. 7.

MAVERICKS 111, WARRIORS 107: Kyrie Irving scored 42 points and took a charge in the closing seconds, Klay Thompson added 17 against his former team, and undersized Dallas beat visiting Golden State.

CELTICS 116, SPURS 103: Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 14 rebounds and Boston beat visiting San Antonio for its third straight victory and seventh in eight games. Kristaps Porzingis added 29 points for Boston.

MAGIC 102, HORNETS 86: Paolo Banchero had 24 points and eight rebounds and Orlando shook off a cold-shooting first half to beat visiting Charlotte. Miles Bridges led the injury-plagued Hornets with 19 points and eight rebounds.

PACERS 134, WIZARDS 130, OT: Obi Toppin had season highs of 31 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana rallied from a 19-point deficit to win at NBA-worst Washington in overtime..

NETS 100, 76ERS 92: D’Angelo Russell had 22 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Brooklyn beat visiting Philadelphia in the teams’ last game before the All-Star break.

CAVALIERS 131, RAPTORS 108: Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and East-leading Cleveland won at Toronto for its fourth straight victory and eighth in the last nine games.

BUCKS 103, TIMBERWOLVES 101: Kyle Kuzma had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Milwaukee won without All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, at Minnesota.

THUNDER 115, HEAT 101: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points and nine assists, and Oklahoma City rallied from a 21-point deficit at home to defeat Miami.

PISTONS 128, BULLS 110: Cade Cunningham scored 29 points and Detroit won at Chicago for its fourth consecutive victory.

ROCKETS 119, SUNS 111: Amen Thompson had 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his fourth career triple-double and Houston Rockets used a big run late at home to beat Phoenix.

KINGS 119, PELICANS 111: Keon Ellis hit seven 3-pointers during a 27-point performance, Zach LaVine scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half, and Sacramento won at New Orleans.