Josh Hart Leads Jalen Brunson-less Knicks Offense In 136-110 Win Over Pacers

The Knicks pushed their winning streak to four with a 136-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. 

Here are some takeaways...

- Jalen Brunson was forced to sit out this one for the first time since Jan. 17 due to a neck issue. Jose Alvarado slid into the starting lineup for the first time as a Knick in his place, and he immediately provided a spark on offense, knocking down his first two shots from behind the arc. 

Alvarado wasn't the only Knick feeling it in the early going, as OG Anunoby led the way with 15 first-quarter points. Anunoby scored 25 the last time these two teams matched up, and he drilled six of his first nine shots on the night to help New York carry a four-point advantage after 12. 

- Mitchell Robinson came into the night listed as questionable with a back injury, but he was cleared to play and showed no ill-effects as he pulled in an offensive rebound early in the second quarter and then found a cutting Karl-Anthony Towns for a lay-in plus the foul.

The Pacers remained red-hot, though, and were able to open a slim lead of their own. 

- New York tightened things up defensively over the final minutes of the half, and back-to-back threes from Josh Hart helped push the lead back up to eight heading into the break. Hart was four-for-four from three over the first two quarters, leading all scorers with 19 points. 

Both teams combined for 136 first-half points on 59 percent shooting from the field and 11 threes apiece. 

- The second half started the same way the first ended, as Hart immediately knocked down his fifth three of the night. Towns and Anunoby found their way to the 20-point mark early in the third as well, and the Knicks quickly opened up their largest lead of the night at the time (17).

Indiana was able to cut the gap back down to as many as 10, but the Hart heroics continued, as he stretched out to a game-leading and new Knicks career-high 33 points with just one miss on 13 shots when the third quarter came to a close. 

- With things getting back out of reach early in the fourth, Robinson was having his way with the Pacers down low. He slammed down an alley-oop from Tyler Kolek then reeled in another offensive board and got the putback to push him into double-figures, as well. 

- Mohamed Diawara, Pacome Dadiet, Kevin McCullar Jr, and a now green-haired Jeremy Sochan played the final minutes of the game with the Knicks leading by 20+ points. 

- Hart didn't score again, finishing with 33 points. Anunoby had 26 points and eight boards, Towns 22 and 11, and Alvarado put together a 16-point and 10-assist double-double in his first start as a Knick. Big Mitch Robinson had eight points and eight rebounds off the bench, and Jordan Clarkson stayed hot with 10 more points. 

New York shot 54 percent from the field, turned the ball over just nine times, and dished out a season-high 38 assists.

Game MVP: Josh Hart

Hart didn't score in the fourth, but still led all scorers with the highest-point total (33) in his Knicks career. 

Highlights

OG Anunoby with 3 straight buckets! pic.twitter.com/15ft9vEBGE

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Josh Hart with a triple to end the half! pic.twitter.com/LKaPMsAuQg

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What's next

The Knicks head to Brooklyn to face the Nets on Friday at 7:30 p.m.