The New York Knicks defeated the Sacramento Kings, 120-109, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

The Knicks (45-31) opened the game in worrisome fashion, as the Kings (44-32) jumped out to a 35-20 lead through one. That early deficit seemed to wake up the hosts, which managed to lop seven points from Sacramento's advantage before halftime and then sent the game into the final period knotted at 87-87 with an impressive third quarter. New York then clicked on both ends of the floor down the stretch, ultimately outscoring the visitors by a 33-22 margin to seal the comeback win.

De'Aaron Fox led the Kings with 29 points, supplementing them with seven rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block. Keegan Murray furnished 18 points, two boards and one block. Domantas Sabonis generated a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double that included seven assists and one block. Sasha Vezenkov and Davion Mitchell generated matching 11-point, two-rebound efforts while producing two and one assist, respectively. Keon Ellis matched his teammates' scoring and added four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

Jalen Brunson paced the Knicks with a 35-point, 11-assist double-double that included two rebounds and three steals. Josh Hart supplied 31 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Donte DiVincenzo furnished 21 points, five rebounds, one assist and one block. Miles McBride and Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 12 points apiece, with McBride adding four rebounds and three assists.

The Kings remain on the road and face the Boston Celtics on Friday night, while the Knicks visit the Chicago Bulls on Friday night as well.