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.

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.

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.

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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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nic Claxton (Noah Clowney gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Cameron Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:28	Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot jump bank shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	0	2
11:14	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Keon Johnson's two point shot	0	2
11:13	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	2
11:03	Noah Clowney blocks Mikal Bridges 's 1-foot layup	0	2
11:03	Knicks offensive team rebound	0	2
10:59	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 16-foot jumper	0	2
10:54	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	2	2
10:29	OG Anunoby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	2	5
10:13	Nic Claxton misses layup	2	5
10:12	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	2	5
9:58	Cameron Johnson personal foul	2	5
9:51	Jalen Brunson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	2	8
9:35	Noah Clowney misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	8
9:34	Knicks defensive team rebound	2	8
9:22	Karl-Anthony Towns makes alley oop dunk shot (Josh Hart assists)	2	10
9:09	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	5	10
8:51	D'Angelo Russell personal foul	5	10
8:42	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	10
8:39	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	5	10
8:33	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	10
8:30	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	10
8:22	Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot two point shot	5	10
8:18	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	5	10
8:13	Noah Clowney misses 23-foot three point shot	5	10
8:10	Josh Hart defensive rebound	5	10
8:07	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point shot (Josh Hart assists)	5	13
7:45	D'Angelo Russell misses driving floating jump shot	5	13
7:43	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	13
7:40	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point shot	5	13
7:37	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	5	13
7:37	OG Anunoby makes two point shot	5	15
7:37	Nets Full timeout	5	15
7:37	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Keon Johnson	5	15
7:17	D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot	7	15
6:51	D'Angelo Russell blocks OG Anunoby 's 4-foot driving layup	7	15
6:51	Nets defensive team rebound	7	15
6:29	Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover (Josh Hart steals)	7	15
6:18	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	15
6:15	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	7	15
6:10	Cameron Johnson misses running pullup jump shot	7	15
6:06	Josh Hart defensive rebound	7	15
6:04	Mikal Bridges misses running pullup jump shot	7	15
6:00	Jalen Wilson defensive rebound	7	15
5:52	Nic Claxton makes 5-foot two point shot	9	15
5:26	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	15
5:22	Josh Hart offensive rebound	9	15
5:16	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	9	17
5:04	D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup	11	17
5:04	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	11	17
5:04	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Nic Claxton	11	17
5:04	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	11	17
5:04	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	11	17
5:04	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 1	12	17
4:53	Precious Achiuwa offensive foul	12	17
4:53	Precious Achiuwa turnover	12	17
4:53	Tyrese Martin enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	12	17
4:34	Tyrese Martin makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Wilson assists)	15	17
4:13	Jalen Brunson misses two point shot	15	17
4:08	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	15	17
3:50	Cameron Johnson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
3:46	Josh Hart defensive rebound	15	17
3:43	OG Anunoby misses two point shot	15	17
3:41	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	15	17
3:40	Day'Ron Sharpe blocks OG Anunoby's tip shot	15	17
3:39	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	15	17
3:36	Tyrese Martin makes two point shot (Noah Clowney assists)	17	17
3:36	Precious Achiuwa defensive goaltending violation	17	17
3:17	Precious Achiuwa makes 2-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)	17	19
3:01	Day'Ron Sharpe misses layup	17	19
2:58	Josh Hart defensive rebound	17	19
2:50	Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	19
2:46	Tyrese Martin defensive rebound	17	19
2:38	Noah Clowney makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Wilson assists)	20	19
2:13	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	20	22
1:52	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	20	22
1:52	Knicks Full timeout	20	22
1:52	Tosan Evbuomwan enters the game for Noah Clowney	20	22
1:52	Cameron Payne enters the game for Josh Hart	20	22
1:52	Landry Shamet enters the game for OG Anunoby	20	22
1:52	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Jalen Brunson	20	22
1:52	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	21	22
1:52	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
1:48	Tyrese Martin personal foul	22	22
1:48	Keon Johnson enters the game for Cameron Johnson	22	22
1:39	Miles McBride misses driving dunk	22	22
1:37	Tyrese Martin defensive rebound	22	22
1:22	Keon Johnson makes driving layup	24	22
1:22	Miles McBride shooting foul	24	22
1:22	Keon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1	24	22
1:17	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	24	22
1:13	Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul	24	22
1:13	Cameron Payne makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
1:13	Cameron Payne makes free throw 2 of 2	24	24
55.1	Keon Johnson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	24	24
55.1	Nets offensive team rebound	24	24
55.1	Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul	24	24
55.1	Day'Ron Sharpe makes free throw 1 of 2	25	24
55.1	Day'Ron Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	26	24
43.1	Cameron Payne misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	24
39.0	Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound	26	24
31.1	Day'Ron Sharpe lost ball turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	26	24
25.1	Cameron Payne steps out of bounds turnover	26	24
3.1	Tyrese Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	24
3.1	Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound	26	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	24

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Venue

Barclays Center

Brooklyn, NY

Date & Time

12:30 AM, January 22, 2025

Coverage

TNT, truTV, HBO Max

Attendance

17,926

Referees

John Goble, Mark Lindsay, Matt Myers

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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