KARL-Anthony Towns notched 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart scored a season-high 30 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila) in Indianapolis.
Miles McBride added 15 points off the bench for New York and Landry Shamet added 11 as the Knicks secured the season series against the Pacers (2-1), and won for the eighth time in their past 10 games.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 24 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 18 off the bench, and Thomas Bryant added 18 points and nine rebounds.
New York used a 15-3 run late in the first half to move ahead 61-50 before eventually handing Indiana its third loss in four games.
In other games, it was the Grizzlies 119, Suns 112; and Pistons 132, Bulls 92.
Grizzlies 119, Suns 112
Ja Morant recorded 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help Memphis post a victory over host Phoenix.
Phoenix’s Kevin Durant scored 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting and became the eighth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points. His total sits at 30,008.
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Desmond Bane registered 20 points and eight rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 17 points and six rebounds for Memphis. BolBol scored 18 points, collected a season-best 14 rebounds and matched his career high of four blocked shots for Phoenix.
Pistons 132, Bulls 92
Reserve Malik Beasley scored 24 points and Cade Cunningham added 20 points and seven assists as visiting Detroit demolished Chicago.
Tobias Harris (18 points), Ausar Thompson (16), Isaiah Stewart (14) and Marcus Sasser (14) also scored in double figures for the Pistons, who shot 53.1 percent and led by 49 as they won for the third straight game.
Rookie MatasBuzelis led Chicago with 12 points, scoring in double figures for the seventh straight game. The Bulls have lost three games in a row.
