NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans, shorthanded and struggling to survive with 20 losses in their last 22 games, came into the night with a goal — contain Jalen Brunson and cut off the head of the snake for the Knicks. It’s a good idea in theory ...

The New Orleans Pelicans started the month of December with an embarrassing 33-point loss to the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden.

Jalen Brunson scored 29 of his season-high 39 points in the second half to power the New York Knicks to a 104-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

For the New York Knicks, that's exactly what happened on Saturday. Jalen Brunson put up a season-high 39 points leading the way for the Knicks to hold off a scrappy New Orleans Pelicans team by a 104-93 final score.

The New York Knicks defeated the Zion-less New Orleans Pelicans 104-93 on Saturday night, led by a standout performance from Jalen Brunson, extending

The Knicks were able to survive a slow start offensively and ended up beating the New Orleans Pelicans handily, 104-93, on Saturday night for their third straight win.

The game featured a standout performance from Jalen Brunson as the New York Knicks faced off against the New Orleans […]

NBA refs have been strict in recent years, but giving the Pelicans' towel guy a technical foul is a new level.

New York was still able to dominate a bad basketball team with their star player not playing up to his potential.

Brunson scored six points in the first quarter and four more in the second before exploding for 29 in the second half.

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to climb the ladder in the Eastern Conference in the latest edition of the power rankings.