NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points and Landry Shamet added a career-high 36 points off the bench as the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 140-130 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Jordan Clarkson scored 25 points, Mikal Bridges had 15, and Josh Hart recorded his first triple-double of the season with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Knicks posted a season-high point total.<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson missed his first game of the season due to a sprained right ankle sustained in Wednesday\u2019s loss to Orlando. OG Anunoby left the game after two minutes with a left hamstring strain and did not return.<\/p>\n
Norman Powell scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Heat. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 23. Andrew Wiggins and Kel\u2019el Ware scored 15 points apiece, while Pelle Larsson had 14 and Davion Mitchell 11. <\/p>\n
The Knicks and Heat are 1-1 in Group C play.<\/p>\n
The Knicks trailed 62-61 in the second quarter before Towns connected on consecutive 3-pointers and a pair of free throws. New York never trailed again and led 78-68 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Miami got within two at 104-102, but the Knicks held on for a 110-104 lead after the third quarter.<\/p>\n
After Jaquez hit a layup to open the final quarter, the Knicks responded with a 10-0 run and went on to take their biggest lead at 125-110 on Shamet\u2019s 3-pointer with 6:55 left.<\/p>\n
Miami never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
The Heat had their biggest lead after scoring the first seven points of the game, and were ahead 35-32 after the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
The teams meet again in Miami on Monday.<\/p>\n
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