New York visits the Washington Wizards after Jalen Brunson scored 55 points in the Knicks' 136-132 overtime win against the Washington Wizards.

New York won their seventh straight contest but needed an extra period against one of the league's worst teams to do so.

Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and the visiting New York Knicks extended their season-best winning streak to seven games, beating the Washington Wizards 136-132 on Saturday.

So what should’ve been an easy evening turned into a dogfight for the Knicks, who required 55 points from Jalen Brunson to squeak out Saturday’s 136-132 overtime win. Brunson was a scoring machine with his double-nickel, collecting his third game with 50 or more points since last season.

Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks extended their season-long winning streak to seven games in a 136-132 win over the Washington Wizards.

Jalen Brunson scored 42 points after halftime as the Knicks (22-10) edged the Wizards (7-24) for their seventh straight win.

They wouldn’t have gotten there without a signature performance from Jalen ... the Knicks leaned heavily on their team captain. The Wizards were without their two best players, Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma, but got a massive performance from New York ...

Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime, and the visiting New York Knicks extended its season-best winning streak to seven games, beating the Washington Wizards 136-132 on Saturday.

The Knicks fought tooth and nail and needed every point they could get in Saturday night's 136-132 overtime win against the Washington Wizards.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who have now won seven straight. This was their first overtime game of the season. Justin Champagnie, who is quietly having a nice breakout season in Washington, scored a career-high 31 points with 10 rebounds.

Brunson did not score at all in the second quarter but erupted for 19 third-quarter points, plus another 14 in the fourth before scoring nine of the Knicks’ 17 points in overtime.