New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after a basket late in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NEW YORK — 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 in the NBA.
OG Anunoby scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points off the bench as the Knicks won their second straight game.
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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.
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a full team effort 🤝
KAT 25 PTS | 16 REB | 6 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK
OG 20 PTS | 4 REB | 3 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK
Jalen 17 PTS | 3 REB | 4 AST
Precious 11 PTS | 4 REB | 1 STL
Mikal 10 PTS | 2 AST | 2 STL
Josh 7 PTS | 12 REB | 9 AST | 2 STL pic.twitter.com/g9o07dbAyv— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) January 22, 2025
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.
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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-point try before Brunson sealed the win with a pair of free throws.
Takeaways
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.
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Key moment
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.
Key stat
The Knicks improved to 8-0 when holding teams under 100 points this season.
Up next
The Nets host Phoenix on Wednesday night. The Knicks host Sacramento on Saturday night.
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