NBA summary: Jalen Brunson (55 points), Knicks win for seventh straight season

Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and the visiting New York Knicks extended their season-best winning streak to seven games, defeating the Washington Wizards 136-132 on Saturday.

Brunson hit two foul shots in overtime to give the Knicks a 134-131 lead with 4.2 seconds left. Malcolm Brogdon made one of two free throws at the other end before Josh Hart’s two foul throws sealed the victory for New York, which has won 17 of its last 21 games overall, including 11 of 13 this month.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who rallied from an eight-point deficit early in the fourth quarter. Mikal Bridges scored 21 points and Hart finished the game with 13 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Knicks improved to 12-6 on the road and have won seven in a row on the road.

Justin Champagnie led Washington with a career-high 31 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double. Brogdon scored 22 points, Coulibaly had 18, Carlton Carrington added 17 and Kyshawn George scored 13.

Lakers 132, Kings 122

Anthony Davis scored 36 points with 15 rebounds and Austin Reaves added 26 points with 16 assists, the most of his career, as undermanned Los Angeles earned a win over visiting Sacramento, playing a day after head coach Mike Brown was fired.

Playing without star LeBron James (illness) while Gabe Vincent (oblique) missed time in the second half, the Lakers got past the Kings as Rui Hachimura scored 21 points while rookie Dalton Knecht had 18 points.

De’Aaron Fox scored 14 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter with 12 assists while DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points for the Kings, who have lost six straight games for the first time since an eight-game losing streak in January 2022. Sacramento played under the direction of interim coach Doug Christie.

Warriors 109, Suns 105

Reserve Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 34 points and led Golden State to a win over Phoenix in San Francisco.

Stephen Curry contributed 22 points for Golden State, while Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 16 each. Jackson-Davis also had 10 rebounds. Dennis Schroder had 11 points as the Warriors fell for three games.

Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 31 points. Bradley Beal contributed 28, Ryan Dunn had 15 and Josh Okogie scored 11, along with nine boards for the Suns, who have lost five of their last six games.

Nuggets 134, pistons 121

Nikola Jokic scored 37 points, Jamal Murray added 34 and host Denver held off a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat Detroit.

Michael Porter Jr. added 26 points and Christian Braun scored 10 for Denver, making it 6-0 for the second straight game this season.

Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey each scored 17 points, Malik Beasley added 14, Jalen Duren and Ronald Holland II each had 12 and Ausar Thompson scored 10 for Detroit, which finished 3-1 on its four-game Western Conference road trip.

76ers 114, Jazz 111

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 32 points to lead Philadelphia to a win over Utah in Salt Lake City.

Embiid hit a go-ahead shot with 1:38 left to make the score 110-108, and the Sixers held the Jazz from the free throw line in the final minute, with Maxey and Paul George each making two foul shots.

Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points and Collin Sexton contributed 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Utah, while Brice Sensabaugh added 20 points off the bench.

Trail Blazers 126, Mavericks 122

Shaedon Sharpe had 23 points and Anfernee Simons added 22 points and eight assists to help Portland to a win over visiting Dallas.

Deandre Ayton contributed 21 points and 16 rebounds and Deni Avdija recorded 21 points, five assists and five rebounds as Portland won its second straight game. Scoot Henderson had 19 points, six assists and five steals off the bench and Jerami Grant had 14 points and eight boards for the Trail Blazers.

Kyrie Irving scored 20 of his season-high 46 points in the final quarter for Dallas, which played without star Luka Doncic for the second straight game and fell to 7-3 this season without his services. Doncic will be out for at least a month with a left calf strain he suffered on Christmas Day.

Thunder 106, Hornets 94

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander again led Oklahoma City with 22 points in the Thunder’s road win over Charlotte.

Jalen Williams scored 20 points, Aaron Wiggins had 17 points, Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 15 rebounds and Ajay Mitchell added 10 points as the Thunder won their fifth straight and their 10th in the last 11 games.

Miles Bridges scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but Charlotte’s losing streak reached seven. Seth Curry, who didn’t play in Thursday’s loss at Washington, was in Charlotte’s starting lineup and delivered 12 points. Vasilije Micic scored 16 points, Mark Williams had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Green and reserve Isaiah Wong each had 10 points.

Hawks 120, Heat 110

Jalen Johnson had 28 points and 13 rebounds and Atlanta won its third straight with a win over visiting Miami.

Johnson was 13 of 20 from the floor, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range, and had five assists and two blocked shots. Atlanta also got 26 points off the bench from De’Andre Hunter and 11 points and 15 assists from Trae Young.

Miami was led by Tyler Herro with 28 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists and Bam Adebayo’s 17 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Bulls 116, Bucks 111

Josh Giddey returned after a four-game absence and recorded a triple-double with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. With its go-ahead three-pointer with 1:11 left in the regular season, Chicago beat visiting Milwaukee.

Coby White finished with 22 points and Nikola Vucevic contributed 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help Chicago snap a three-game losing streak. The Bulls also got 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds from Zach LaVine.

Milwaukee, playing without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (illness), welcomed Damian Lillard back to the lineup after a four-game absence. Lillard scored a game-high 29 points and had 12 assists without committing a turnover, but was held scoreless for 7:15 of the final game.

–Field level media