NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left after the Knicks had blown a 21-point lead, and New York edged the Brooklyn Nets 124-122 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.

Brunson missed a potential game-winning shot in a loss to Chicago on Wednesday but came through when the Knicks needed him this time and finished with 37 points. OG Anunoby added 25 and Mikal Bridges had 22 against his former team before partially blocking Dennis Schroder's layup attempt on the final possession.

Cam Thomas scored a season-high 43 points for the Nets, his ninth career 40-point game and second at Madison Square Garden.

Playing without starting center Karl-Anthony Towns, who rested a bruised left knee, the Knicks led 98-77 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter before barely pulling out the opener of a weekend series between the teams. They meet again Sunday at Madison Square Garden — with the court back to its normal color after it was orange Friday for the tournament game.

Takeaways

Nets: With starting center Nic Claxton out at least a week with a lower back strain that required an epidural injection Friday, a Nets team already short on size is now even smaller. They were outrebounded 45-37 on Friday.

Knicks: New York missed a chance for a comfortable victory margin, which could come into play for tiebreaker purposes in the tournament.

Key moment

Nets coach Jordi Fernandez challenged a call with 4:15 left on a ball that was ruled out of bounds off Dorian Finney-Smith. Referees reviewed the play and ruled that Anunoby had fouled Finney-Smith before the ball went out and called him for his sixth foul, knocking out one of the Knicks' best players.

Key stat

108-107. The Knicks regained the lead in the all-time series between city rivals.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ben Simmons vs. Jericho Sims (Josh Hart gains possession)	0	0
11:38	OG Anunoby makes driving layup	2	0
11:17	Cam Thomas makes 21-foot step back jumpshot (Ben Simmons assists)	2	2
10:59	Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul	2	2
10:59	OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2	2	2
10:59	Knicks offensive team rebound	2	2
10:59	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:39	Cam Thomas out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	2
10:20	Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	6	2
10:05	Ben Simmons misses two point shot	6	2
10:03	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	6	2
10:00	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point shot	6	2
9:56	Knicks offensive team rebound	6	2
9:48	Jalen Brunson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	8	2
9:35	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:33	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	8	2
9:18	Jalen Brunson misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	8	2
9:16	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	8	2
9:13	OG Anunoby shooting foul	8	2
9:13	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	3
9:13	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
8:51	OG Anunoby bad pass (Cameron Johnson steals)	8	4
8:46	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point shot	8	4
8:43	Ben Simmons offensive rebound	8	4
8:40	Cam Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	8	7
8:24	Josh Hart misses driving layup	8	7
8:23	Jericho Sims offensive rebound	8	7
8:22	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jericho Sims assists)	11	7
8:12	Cam Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	11	10
7:55	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	13	10
7:36	Cam Thomas makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	13
7:20	Jericho Sims makes alley oop dunk shot (Josh Hart assists)	15	13
7:03	Cam Thomas makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ben Simmons assists)	15	16
6:52	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	16
6:49	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	15	16
6:44	Dennis Schroder makes 24-foot three point shot (Ben Simmons assists)	15	19
6:20	Mikal Bridges makes 11-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	17	19
6:04	Ben Simmons makes alley oop layup (Cam Thomas assists)	17	21
5:39	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jericho Sims 's 1-foot dunk	17	21
5:37	Jericho Sims offensive rebound	17	21
5:36	Jericho Sims makes two point shot	19	21
5:26	Nets Full timeout	19	21
5:26	Ziaire Williams enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	19	21
5:26	Noah Clowney enters the game for Dennis Schroder	19	21
5:09	Noah Clowney bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	19	21
5:02	OG Anunoby makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	21	21
4:50	Ben Simmons makes 8-foot two point shot	21	23
4:25	Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	24	23
4:08	Cameron Johnson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	24	23
4:06	Josh Hart defensive rebound	24	23
3:52	OG Anunoby misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	23
3:48	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	24	23
3:45	Mikal Bridges makes 13-foot two point shot	26	23
3:33	Cam Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Clowney assists)	26	26
3:15	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	26
3:13	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	26	26
3:08	Ziaire Williams misses 23-foot three point shot	26	26
3:04	Josh Hart defensive rebound	26	26
2:59	Knicks Full timeout	26	26
2:59	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jalen Brunson	26	26
2:59	Ariel Hukporti enters the game for Jericho Sims	26	26
2:59	Keon Johnson enters the game for Cameron Johnson	26	26
2:59	Shake Milton enters the game for Ben Simmons	26	26
2:41	Josh Hart makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Ariel Hukporti assists)	28	26
2:24	Cam Thomas makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Noah Clowney assists)	28	28
2:05	Shake Milton shooting foul	28	28
2:05	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	29	28
2:05	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	30	28
1:49	Shake Milton misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	28
1:47	Shake Milton offensive rebound	30	28
1:43	Shake Milton makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	30	30
1:22	Ariel Hukporti makes 6-foot two point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	32	30
59.1	Keon Johnson makes driving layup	32	32
54.1	OG Anunoby makes dunk (Josh Hart assists)	34	32
35.1	Ariel Hukporti blocks Ziaire Williams 's 2-foot driving layup	34	32
33.0	Shake Milton offensive rebound	34	32
31.1	Shake Milton misses driving floating jump shot	34	32
28.1	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	34	32
20.1	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	32
18.2	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	34	32
18.0	OG Anunoby makes driving layup	36	32
18.0	Noah Clowney shooting foul	36	32
18.0	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1	37	32
0.1	Cam Thomas bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	37	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	32

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:30 AM, November 16, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, YES, MSG

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Gediminas Petraitis, John Conley

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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