The Knicks were able to overcome a slow start on offense and defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 104-93 on Saturday night to secure their third straight win.

Here are the takeaways…

-New York took an early lead thanks to this Jalen Brunson‘s three-point shot early in the game and didn’t give it up for most of the first quarter. Neither team shot well out of the gates, but things picked up again later in the first half Karl Anthony cities And Trey Murphy III Trading deep three-pointers kept it a one-point game.

After another lull on offense, the Pelicans went on a 10-0 run to take their first lead of the night. UConn product Jordan HawkinsWith 2:59 left in the quarter, New Orleans gave New Orleans a 20-19 lead, which they extended to 25-19 with another Hawkins three-pointer. The 22-year-old scored nine points on 3 of 5 shots from downtown in the first half.

Brunson ended the Knicks’ losing streak with a three-pointer of his own, and New York was able to tie the game early in the second quarter after Towns hit two free throws.

– At the start of the second quarter, the Pelicans went on another run, this time a 9-0 run over three minutes, to regain the lead they had briefly lost. Meanwhile, the Knicks missed their first eight shots of the quarter, but were finally able to get on the field after that Cam Payne hit a two-pointer with 8:50 left in the half.

However, it wasn’t a good quarter for New York as the team fell behind by as many as 13 points. From there, the Knicks started chipping in, including timely threes OG Anunoby And Josh Hart. New York ended the half with a 13-4 run (that spanned more than six minutes) to get within four points.

During that time, the Knicks were awarded a technical free throw after New Orleans’ towel boy was called for a delay of game while attempting to wipe sweat from the court while New York attempted to inbound the ball. Filed under things you don’t see every day, Brunson made the free throw.

– Both teams had problems offensively before halftime. Murphy was one of the few offensive bright spots, leading all scorers with 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field. However, the rest of the Pelicans starters went 4 of 20 from the field and weren’t much help.

– In the second half it became the Jalen Brunson show, like so many times in New York. The point guard started heating up from deep, scoring 16 points in the third quarter – nearly half of the Knicks’ 33 points scored.

Game MVP: Jalen Brunson

While Brunson struggled to get going in the first half, he broke out in the second half, scoring at will and helping his team to its third straight win.

Highlights

What’s next?

The Knicks return home to take on the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m