Jalen Brunson scored 42 points after halftime as the Knicks (22-10) edged the Wizards (7-24) for their seventh straight win.

So what should’ve been an easy evening turned into a dogfight for the Knicks, who required 55 points from Jalen Brunson to squeak out Saturday’s 136-132 overtime win. Brunson was a scoring machine with his double-nickel, collecting his third game with 50 or more points since last season.

They wouldn’t have gotten there without a signature performance from Jalen ... the Knicks leaned heavily on their team captain. The Wizards were without their two best players, Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma, but got a massive performance from New York ...

Jalen Brunson erupted for 55 points -- 42 after the first half -- as the Knicks won their seventh straight game Saturday night against the Washington Wizards. But the bigger picture is that the Knicks (22-10) became the first team to have four different guys score 40+ in a game before Jan. 1, via the MSG Network.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who have now won seven straight. This was their first overtime game of the season. Justin Champagnie, who is quietly having a nice breakout season in Washington, scored a career-high 31 points with 10 rebounds.

Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks extended their season-long winning streak to seven games in a 136-132 win over the Washington Wizards.

Justin Champagnie had 31 points, but New York rallied for a 136-132 overtime victory thanks to 55 from Jalen Brunson.

Jalen Brunson delivered a 55-point masterpiece as the New York Knicks rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Wizards, 136-132, in overtime.

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In Chicago, Josh Giddey scored 23 points with 15 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Bulls in a 116-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were without ailing star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Jalen Brunson delivered a 55-point masterpiece as the New York Knicks rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 136-132 in overtime on Saturday.Justin Champagnie put up a career-high 31 points for the Wizards,