SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night.
Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland. He has seven 40-point games this season, when he was a first-time All-Star.
"You almost come to expect what Jalen did," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. "It's every night and it's big play after big play. Every time you need a big bucket, he comes up with it."
Brunson is the first Knicks player to reach 40 in back-to-back games since Carmelo Anthony on Feb.