Porzingis tears ACL during Knicks loss

MILWAUKEE 103 NEW YORK 89

Kristaps Porzingis’ dunk wasn’t spectacular, certainly nothing like Giannis Antetokounmpo jumping over Tim Hardaway Jr. for a slam.

But the moment he landed, punching the court in pain, the Knicks’ playoff hopes had likely crumpled right along with him.

Porzingis tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Tuesday night in the Knicks’ 103-89 loss to the visiting Milwaukee Bucks.

Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, jumping over Hardaway for one high-flying slam.

Porzingis crashed to the ground after his dunk in the second quarter and was taken for an MRI exam that revealed his injury.

“More than a basketball player, he’s my brother,” Knicks center Enes Kanter said. “I don’t want to see anyone going down like that hurting his knee . ... I’m just going to pray for him tonight. He is the most important part of our family.”

at Toronto 111, Boston 91: Kyrie Irving returned from injury, but it didn’t do much to help the Celtics. Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and C.J. Miles had 20 for the Raptors, who stopped Boston’s four-game winning streak. Irving, who missed three games because of a bruised right quad, scored 17 points.

Oklahoma City 125, at Golden

State 105: Russell Westbrook had 34 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Thunder, who ended a four-game skid. The Warriors were only eight of 28 from threepoint range.

at Orlando 116, Cleveland 98:

Jonathon Simmons scored 22 of his career-high 34 points in the third quarter for the Magic, who overcame a 21-point deficit. The Cavaliers scored 43 points in the first, but then went almost 61⁄2 minutes without scoring in the fourth and lost for the 14th time in 21 games.

Houston 123, at Brooklyn 113:

James Harden scored 36 points, surpassing 15,000 for his career, and Chris Paul added 25 for the Rockets. The Nets led 84-80 before the Rockets went on an 11-0 run to take the lead for good.

at Philadelphia 115, Washington

102: Joel Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who seemed to feed off the emotion of a raucous crowd still celebrating the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory. The Wizards had won five straight.

at Atlanta 108, Memphis 82: Dennis Schroder scored 22 points for the Hawks, who led by as many as 32 points. The Grizzlies made only four of 22 three-pointers and had a season-high 27 turnovers.

at Lakers 112, Phoenix 93