Josh Hart dropped a season-high 33 points on 12-of-13 shooting as the New York Knicks dethroned the Indiana Pacers 136-110 on Tuesday night.
OG Anunoby scored 26 points, and Karl Anthony Towns added 22 points and 11 rebounds in the Knicks’ fourth straight win.
Knicks’ Jose Alvarado finished with 16 points and 10 assists, while Mikal Bridges and Jordan Clarkson each scored 10 points.
On the other hand, Jarace Walker led Indiana with 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to end the losing streak, which now stands at 14 games.
Obi Toppin had 15, Aaron Nesmith added 14 and Kobe Brown scored 13 for the Pacers.
The Pacers led 12-11 when Anunoby scored the next eight points, and New York went ahead 38-34 after the first quarter.
The Knicks maintained the cushion until Jalen Slawson’s three-pointer gave the Pacers a 44-43 lead.
Indiana increased its lead to 57-51, but New York ended the quarter on a 21-7 streak and took a 72-64 halftime advantage.
Although the Pacers cut the edge to six, another 19-8 burst opened a 94-77 lead by New York.
The Pacers rallied within 99-89, but the Knicks opened their lead to 105-91 entering the final quarter.
New York sustained a double-digit lead the rest of the way, increasing it to 27 points, 134-107, on Kevin McCullar Jr’s basket with 1:58 remaining.
Meanwhile, Jalen Brunson missed his first since Jan 17 due to right ankle injury management, while Indiana’s Pascal Siakam missed his fifth straight game with a sprained right knee.
Up next: the Pacers host Portland on Wednesday, while the Knicks visit Brooklyn on Friday.
