NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns returned from a one-game absence with 26 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, and the New York Knicks completed a two-game weekend sweep of the Brooklyn Nets with a 114-104 victory on Sunday night.

OG Anunoby had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who were without Towns because of a bruised left knee when they beat the Nets 124-122 on Friday on Jalen Brunson's 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds remaining.

Mikal Bridges added 21 points and Josh Hart had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Knicks, who beat their city rivals for the eighth straight time. Brunson finished with just 12 points, shooting 3 for 14, but had 10 assists.

Cam Johnson scored 22 points for the Nets, who dropped their third straight.

Takeaways

Nets: Forced by injuries to currently use the 6-foot-7 Dorian Finney-Smith as their starting center, the Nets didn't have much ability to defend the 7-foot Towns or even the 6-7 Anunoby, who scored 49 points in the two games.

Knicks: The Knicks won't have many nights where they can win fairly easily without much scoring from Brunson, but their size and defense just overwhelmed the Nets.

Key moment

Brunson didn't have a basket until making a jumper with 9:11 left in the third quarter. He had another one in what became a 12-4 spurt that extended a two-point lead to 76-66, and New York kept the advantage at or near double digits most of the way from there.

Key stat

The Knicks held Cam Thomas to 16 points on 4-for-11 shooting after he scored a season-high 43 Friday, his second straight game with 40 or more at Madison Square Garden.

Up next

The Knicks host Washington on Monday, and the Nets host Charlotte on Tuesday before both go on the road through Thanksgiving.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ben Simmons vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession)	0	0
11:33	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Dorian Finney-Smith bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	0	0
11:21	Mikal Bridges makes dunk	2	0
10:54	Ben Simmons misses alley oop layup	2	0
10:52	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	2	0
10:45	OG Anunoby misses driving layup	2	0
10:42	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	2	0
10:36	Ben Simmons misses two point shot	2	0
10:35	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	2	0
10:33	Dorian Finney-Smith misses tip shot	2	0
10:32	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	2	0
10:29	Cam Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:27	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	2	0
10:21	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:19	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	2	0
10:08	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:05	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	2	0
10:00	Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
9:49	Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Ben Simmons assists)	2	2
9:24	Josh Hart makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	5	2
9:15	Dorian Finney-Smith makes driving layup (Ben Simmons assists)	5	4
9:03	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot layup (Josh Hart assists)	7	4
8:50	Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	4
8:48	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	7	4
8:41	Ben Simmons personal foul	7	4
8:31	OG Anunoby misses 6-foot two point shot	7	4
8:29	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	7	4
8:20	Ben Simmons misses dunk	7	4
8:17	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	7	4
8:14	Mikal Bridges makes 22-foot three point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	10	4
8:02	Cameron Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	10	4
7:59	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	10	4
7:53	Jalen Brunson misses running pullup jump shot	10	4
7:50	Cam Thomas defensive rebound	10	4
7:44	Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Ben Simmons assists)	10	6
7:22	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	6
7:21	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	10	6
7:21	Cameron Johnson personal foul	10	6
7:21	(07:21) [Nets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	10	6
7:21	Trendon Watford enters the game for Dennis Schroder	10	6
7:21	Karl-Anthony Towns flagrant foul type 1	10	6
7:21	Karl-Anthony Towns turnover	10	6
7:21	Cameron Johnson makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	10	7
7:21	Cameron Johnson makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	10	8
6:57	Cameron Johnson misses 11-foot two point shot	10	8
6:55	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	10	8
6:35	Jalen Brunson misses 14-foot two point shot	10	8
6:32	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	10	8
6:27	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	10	11
6:06	OG Anunoby makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	12	11
6:06	Ben Simmons shooting foul	12	11
6:06	Knicks Full timeout	12	11
6:06	Ziaire Williams enters the game for Ben Simmons	12	11
6:06	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1	13	11
5:53	Cam Thomas makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	13	13
5:53	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	13	13
5:53	Jericho Sims enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	13	13
5:53	Cam Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1	13	13
5:50	Josh Hart defensive rebound	13	13
5:31	Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	13
5:28	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	13	13
5:25	Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	13
5:23	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	13	13
5:10	Jericho Sims shooting foul	13	13
5:10	Noah Clowney enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	13	13
5:10	Nets delay of game violation	13	13
5:10	Trendon Watford makes free throw 1 of 2	13	14
5:10	Trendon Watford makes free throw 2 of 2	13	15
4:56	Ziaire Williams shooting foul	13	15
4:56	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
4:56	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	15	15
4:47	OG Anunoby personal foul	15	15
4:47	Cameron Payne enters the game for Mikal Bridges	15	15
4:39	Cam Thomas makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	15	17
4:21	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jalen Brunson assists)	18	17
4:00	Cam Thomas misses driving floating jump shot	18	17
3:59	Cam Thomas offensive rebound	18	17
3:59	Jericho Sims shooting foul	18	17
3:59	Cam Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	18	18
3:59	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Cameron Johnson	18	18
3:59	Cam Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	18	19
3:41	Josh Hart makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jericho Sims assists)	20	19
3:14	Ziaire Williams makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Cam Thomas assists)	20	21
2:54	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	21
2:51	Trendon Watford defensive rebound	20	21
2:45	Noah Clowney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trendon Watford assists)	20	24
2:38	Knicks Full timeout	20	24
2:38	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Josh Hart	20	24
2:38	Pacome Dadiet enters the game for Jericho Sims	20	24
2:38	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Cam Thomas	20	24
2:38	Keon Johnson enters the game for Trendon Watford	20	24
2:25	Dennis Schroder shooting foul	20	24
2:25	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	21	24
2:25	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	21	24
2:22	Ziaire Williams defensive rebound	21	24
2:10	Noah Clowney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	21	27
1:52	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	23	27
1:44	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	23	27
1:44	Knicks delay of game violation	23	27
1:44	Ziaire Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	23	28
1:44	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jalen Brunson	23	28
1:44	Ziaire Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	23	29
1:31	OG Anunoby makes alley oop dunk shot (Cameron Payne assists)	25	29
1:13	Noah Clowney misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	29
1:10	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	25	29
1:00	OG Anunoby makes 1-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	27	29
43.0	Jalen Wilson traveling	27	29
43.0	Josh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby	27	29
32.1	Cameron Payne makes 26-foot three pointer	30	29
13.1	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	30	29
12.0	Josh Hart defensive rebound	30	29
0.2	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	30	29
0.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	30	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	29

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:00 AM, November 18, 2024

Coverage

MSG, NBA League Pass, YES

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Marat Kogut, Tony Brothers, Nate Green

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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