Towns, Shamet power Knicks to a 140-130 win over Heat in NBA Cup game

NEW YORK AP Karl-Anthony Towns scored points and Landry Shamet added a career-high points off the bench as the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat - in an NBA Cup tournament on Friday night Jordan Clarkson scored points Mikal Bridges had and Josh Hart recorded his first triple-double of the season with points rebounds and assists as the Knicks posted a season-high point total Jalen Brunson missed his first championship of the season due to a sprained right ankle sustained in Wednesday s loss to Orlando OG Anunoby left the challenge after two minutes with a left hamstring strain and did not return Norman Powell scored a season-high points to lead the Heat Jaime Jaquez Jr had Andrew Wiggins and Kel el Ware scored points apiece while Pelle Larsson had and Davion Mitchell The Knicks and Heat are - in Group C play The Knicks trailed - in the second quarter before Towns connected on consecutive -pointers and a pair of free throws New York never trailed again and led - at halftime Miami got within two at - but the Knicks held on for a - lead after the third quarter After Jaquez hit a layup to open the final quarter the Knicks responded with a - run and went on to take their biggest lead at - on Shamet s -pointer with left Miami never got closer than eight points the rest of the way The Heat had their biggest lead after scoring the first seven points of the event and were ahead - after the first quarter Up next The teams meet again in Miami on Monday