The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 121-109, at AT & T Center on Tuesday night.

The two teams played a highly competitive first quarter that ended in a 28-28 tie, but the Knicks (12-12) managed to create some breathing room by outscoring the Spurs (8-15), 67-53, during the middle periods. setting up the comfortable win. New York won the battle of the boards by a 52-42 margin.

R.J. Barrett led the way for the Knicks with 32 points, complementing them with five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Alec Burks furnished 18 points, five assists and four boards. Immanuel Quickley supplied 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal. Julius Randle delivered 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, one steal and one block. Derrick Rose and Mitchell Robinson posted 12 and 11 points, respectively, with Robinson also recording 14 rebounds, three blocks and two steals.

Derrick White paced the Spurs with 26 points, supplementing them with seven assists and six rebounds. Dejounte Murray registered 15 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal. Jakob Poeltl and Doug McDermott generated matching 13-point tallies, with Poeltl also totaling eight rebounds, five assists and three blocks. Bryn Forbes poured in 12 points.

The Knicks hit the road to visit the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, while the Spurs remain home and host the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.