brunson leads knicks to overtime win over heat

Brunson Leads Knicks To Overtime Win Over Heat

Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and the New York Knicks overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 116-112 in overtime Sunday night.

OG Anunoby added 23 points and Karl Anthony Towns had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks. They have won three straight.

Brunson's 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining in overtime put New York ahead for good at 111-110 and began a 7-0 spurt.

Miami narrowed it to 114-112 on Alec Burks' 3-pointer with 27 seconds left, but Anunoby had a dunk with 17 seconds to go to put it away.

Bam Adebayo led Miami with 30 points. Tyler Herro had 22, and rookie Kel'el Ware had 12 points and career-high six blocks.