Hot Knicks wallop reeling Nets

Donte DiVincenzo scored 31 points, Miles McBride had 26 and the New York Knicks beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets, 105-93, on Saturday.

Jalen Brunson and Isaiah Hartenstein each had 17 points in New York’s fifth win in its past six games. Brunson also had eighth assists and Hartenstein pulled down nine rebounds.

“I knew this game would be a challenge coming off the road the way we did,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, whose team was 3-1 on the trip “We just needed to find a way to win, and we did”

New York improved to 3-0 against Brooklyn this season.

Other games

Kings 109, Magic 107: De’Aaron Fox hit the go -ahead free throws with 21.2 seconds left and finished with 31 points to lead Sacramento. Paolo Banchero missed a long 3-point attempt at the buzzer for Orlando.

Hawks 132, Hornets 91: Dejounte Murray made a season-high seven 3-pointers while scoring 28 points and Atlanta routed Charlotte to strengthen its hold on the final spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament . Bruno Fernando scored a career-high 25 points as Atlanta earned its first home win against the Hornets since Nov. 20, 2021.

Suns 131, Spurs 106:

Devin Booker scored 32 points and Kevin Durant had 25 as Phoenix raced to a 6747 halftime lead for its third consecutive win. San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama was held to 13 points and five rebounds.

Rockets 147, Jazz 119: Houston cruised to its eighth consecutive win with Jalen Green scoring 41 points, including seven 3-pointers, and Fred VanVleet adding 34 points with 10 3’s. It moved the Rockets within a game and a half of Golden State for the final play-in slot.

Celtics 124, Bulls 113: Jayson Tatum scored 26 points with Al Horford and Sam Hauser each adding 23 as NBA-leading Boston won its ninth consecutive road game. DeMar DeRozan scored 28 to lead Chicago.

Wizards 112, Raptors 109: Washington earned its 13th win behind Deni Avdija’s 22 points to move ahead of Detroit in the race to avoid the league’s worst record.