Overview
- New York survived at Barclays Center on Friday, completing a season sweep of Brooklyn and extending the streak to 14 straight wins in the matchup.
- Towns, listed pregame as questionable for personal reasons, powered the Knicks with 26 points and 15 rebounds after Jalen Brunson returned from a one-game absence to add 17 points and eight assists.
- The Knicks recovered from a season-low 14-point first quarter, dominated the third 31-15, then withstood a 17-0 Nets run before Brunson’s late jumpers and a final defensive stand sealed it.
- The game turned chippy with technical fouls following a Nolan Traore foul on Mitchell Robinson, and OG Anunoby and Nic Claxton also received double technicals in the third.
- Shorthanded Brooklyn, missing Michael Porter Jr. with a hamstring strain, got 22 points from Josh Minott and 17 from Ziaire Williams, forced 22 Knicks turnovers, and fell on a missed Ben Saraf heave at the buzzer as Mike Brown later said Jordi Fernandez out-coached him.