PHOENIX -- Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 50 points while hitting all nine of his 3-point attempts, Julius Randle added 23 and the New York Knicks beat the Phoenix Suns 139-122 on Friday night.
It was a brilliant shooting display from Brunson, who made 17 of 23 shots and was perfect from long range. His final 3 got him to 50 points for the night. He also had five steals.
Brunson is the first Knicks player in franchise history to score 50 points while making nine threes. He also is the first player to go 8-for-8 on 3-pointers in a half in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.