Jalen Brunson scored 55 points – including nine in overtime – and the New York Knicks extended their winning streak to seven games with a 136-132 victory at the Washington Wizards.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who have now won 17 of their last 21 games, including 11 of their 13 in December.

Washington, without injuries and scorer Jordan Poole, was led by Justin Champagnie, who posted his second career double-double with 31 points and 10 rebounds.

That’s under eight NBA games on Saturday night Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings 132-122, although the hosts were without LeBron James, who was absent due to illness.

Anthony Davis scored 36 points with 15 rebounds while Austin Reaves contributed 26 points and 16 assists for the Lakers.

Sacramento was playing a day after firing head coach Mike Brown, and interim coach Doug Christie was unable to prevent the Kings’ sixth straight loss.

Elsewhere, Western Conference leaders lead the Oklahoma City Thunder earned its 10th straight regular season win by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 106-94.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander again led the visiting Thunder’s scorers with 22 points, while Jalen Williams added 20 points as Charlotte lost for the seventh straight season.

Reserve Jonathan Kuminga led the way with 34 points and Stephen Curry added another 22 Golden State Warriors won 109-105 against the Phoenix Suns in San Francisco, ending a three-game losing streak.

host of the Denver Nuggets survived a Detroit Pistons rally in the fourth quarter as Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and Jamal Murray added 34 in a 134-121 win.

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 32 points to help Philadelphia 76ers Earn a 114-111 victory over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.

The Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 126-122 home win over the Dallas Mavericks, who were without star player Luka Doncic for another game due to a calf strain.

Jalen Johnson scored 28 points and 13 rebounds as a player Atlanta Hawks won the third game in a row with a 120:110 home win against the Miami Heat.

There was also a 116-111 win for the Chicago Bulls over the Milwaukee Bucks as Josh Giddey returned after a four-game absence and posted a triple-double with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, helping end the Bulls’ three-game losing streak.