Knicks defeat Rockets after Immanuel Quickley scores a career-high 40 points

New York Knicks defeated the Houston Rockets 137-115 on Monday night to end a three-game losing run, with Immanuel Quickley scoring a career-high 40 points and Julius Randle adding 26. Quinten Grimes scored 14 points, Obi Toppin added 15, and RJ Barrett contributed 19 for the Knicks. Quickley contributed nine assists to the Knicks' season-high 35 assists, connecting on 14 of his 18 field goal attempts. Jalen Brunson, who missed his second straight game due to an injured right hand, was replaced at the outset by him. With 26 points, Kevin Porter Jr. led the Rockets. With 19 points from Jalen Green and 18 from Kenyon Martin Jr., Houston lost its sixth straight game. On Wednesday, Houston travels to Brooklyn while New York will take on Miami at home.