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Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson carry Knicks to a 99-95 win over the Nets
NEW YORK (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95 on Tuesday night.
OG Anunoby scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points off the bench as the Knicks won their second straight game.
D’Angelo Russell finished with 23 points and 10 assists and Cam Johnson scored 16 for the Nets, who have lost four straight games and nine of their last 10.
New York had a double-digit lead in the third quarter before the Nets rallied and moved out to a one-point lead at 88-87 on a 3-pointer by Keon Johnson with 5:18 left.
The Knicks battled back and took the lead 91-90 with 2:18 left on a jumper by Brunson, who ended up making three straight shots, including a step-back jumper with 1:25 to play to put the Knicks ahead 95-92.
Russell answered with a 3-pointer to cut the Brooklyn deficit to 97-95 with 52 seconds left. Johnson then missed a 3-poin try before Brunson sealed the win with a pair of free throws.
Knicks: Mikal Bridges had 10 points in his first game back in Brooklyn following the July 2024 trade.
Nets: Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez said leading scorer Cam Thomas has been doing “on-court activities, no contact,” as he continues to rehabilitate from a left hamstring injury. Thomas has not played since Jan. 2.
Johnson had a chance to put the Nets ahead with 15.1 seconds left, but missed a 26-foot 3-pointer from the top of the key. Brunson was then fouled and hit a pair of free throws.
The Knicks improved to 8-0 when holding teams under 100 points this season.
The Nets host Phoenix on Wednesday night. The Knicks host Sacramento on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nic Claxton (Noah Clowney gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:28 |  | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point bank jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:14 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Keon Johnson's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Noah Clowney blocks Mikal Bridges's two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:03 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:29 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:13 | | Nic Claxton misses two point layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 8-2 |
| 9:35 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 10-2 |
| 9:09 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 10-5 |
| 8:51 | | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Noah Clowney misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 13-5 |
| 7:45 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point putback layup | 15-5 |
| 7:37 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 15-7 |
| 6:51 | | D'Angelo Russell blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:51 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 6:18 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point driving bank hook shot | 15-9 |
| 5:26 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 17-9 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup | 17-11 |
| 5:04 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-12 |
| 4:53 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | Precious Achiuwa turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 17-15 |
| 4:13 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:08 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | OG Anunoby misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:41 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Day'Ron Sharpe blocks OG Anunoby's two point tip layup | ||
| 3:39 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Tyrese Martin makes two point running layup (Noah Clowney assists) | 17-17 |
| 3:36 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting layup (Josh Hart assists) | 19-17 |
| 3:01 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 19-20 |
| 2:13 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 22-20 |
| 1:52 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-21 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-22 |
| 1:48 | | Tyrese Martin personal foul (Miles McBride draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 1:37 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 22-24 |
| 1:22 | | Miles McBride shooting foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | Keon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:17 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 1:13 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-24 |
| 0:55 | | Keon Johnson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-25 |
| 0:55 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-26 |
| 0:43 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Day'Ron Sharpe turnover (lost ball) (Precious Achiuwa steals) | ||
| 0:25 | | Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:03 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 26-26 |
| 11:18 | | Tyrese Martin turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point running pullup jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 29-26 |
| 10:59 | | Jalen Wilson offensive foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | +3 | Precious Achiuwa makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 32-26 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup | 32-28 |
| 9:53 | | Precious Achiuwa misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Tyrese Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Nic Claxton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point cutting dunk (Cameron Payne assists) | 34-28 |
| 9:10 | | Jalen Wilson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Tyrese Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Miles McBride makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-28 |
| 8:50 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:32 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Landry Shamet personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-31 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 38-31 |
| 7:52 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Josh Hart assists) | 40-31 |
| 7:44 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-31 |
| 7:29 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-32 |
| 7:28 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-33 |
| 7:15 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 44-33 |
| 6:59 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Josh Hart steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Mikal Bridges's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:49 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | +2 | Noah Clowney makes two point running dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 44-35 |
| 6:32 | | Josh Hart turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:15 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-35 |
| 6:04 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-35 |
| 5:48 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | D'Angelo Russell shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-35 |
| 5:43 | | +1 | Mikal Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-35 |
| 5:35 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-36 |
| 5:35 | | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-37 |
| 5:23 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point running layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 48-39 |
| 5:09 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point alley-oop layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 48-41 |
| 4:40 | | OG Anunoby misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 |