JOSH Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns became the first teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game in New York Knicks history Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila), leading the hosts to a 128-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Hart finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his team-record ninth triple-double of the season. Towns had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his third career triple-double. OG Anunoby scored a team-high 35 points for the Knicks.
Hart and Towns are only the 17th set of teammates to record a triple-double in the same game in NBA history and the second to do so this year. Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook each recorded triple-doubles for the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 30 and Jan. 10.
Naji Marshall scored 38 points—but just 10 in the second half—for the undermanned Mavericks, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
In other games, it was the Rockets 121, Hawks 114; Cavs 122, Blazers 111; Thunder 21, Kings 105; Magic 111, Hornets 104; Pistons 122, Spurs 96; Heat 126, Warriors 86; and Grizzlies 140, Jazz 103.
Rockets 121, Hawks 114
Jalen Green posted a 32-point double-double, Fred VanVleet added 21 points and Houston fended off a fourth-quarter charge from visiting Atlanta.
Green added 11 rebounds and helped rebuff Atlanta’s 20-4 surge to open the final period. Alperen Sengun tallied 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, who have won 10 of 11. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 17 points, and Tari Eason added 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Trae Young (19 points, 12 assists), Onyeka Okongwu (14 points, 15 rebounds) and Dyson Daniels (19 points, 10 assists, four steals) recorded double-doubles for the Hawks. Rookie Zaccharie Risacher tallied 18 points, while Terance Mann scored 12 of his 16 points off the bench in the fourth quarter.
Cavs 122, Blazers 111
Darius Garland recorded 27 points and eight assists and Ty Jerome scored 25 points off the bench to help Cleveland beat host Portland.
Evan Mobley added 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots as Cleveland won its second straight game following a four-game slide. Jarrett Allen had 14 points and eight rebounds, Sam Merrill also had 14 points and De’Andre Hunter tallied 11 points off the bench for the Cavaliers.
Donovan Clingan registered 18 points and 12 rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe also scored 18 points and reserve Scoot Henderson had 18 points, six assists and six rebounds for Portland, which lost its second straight game after four consecutive wins. Deni Avdija contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and reserve Matisse Thybulle had 15 points on five 3-pointers.
