The Washington Wizards lost to the New York Knicks on Monday night, 119-102 in New York City. Washington now falls to 1-6 while the Knicks improve to 4-3.
The Wizards led early in this game and led by as many as 10 points. But like most Wizards games in the past couple seasons (and this season won’t be much different), the talent disparity came through. Karl Anthony Towns had a monster 33-point 13-rebound game while OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson added 16 points each. The third quarter was what did the Wizards in with a 41-24 advantage for the Knicks in that period.
For Washington, Alex Sarr led with 19 points. Bilal Coulibaly added 15 points an looked pretty good out there.
The Wizards are still on the road, where they will face off against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m. ET. See you then.