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The New York Knicks barely squeaked out a victory against the Brooklyn Nets, winning 93-92 to extend their winning streak to five games. The Knicks finally played some defense to start the game, but their offense was putrid in exchange. The Nets played physical ball-denial defense, which slowed New York’s scoring to a crawl with just 14 points in the first quarter.
The physicality and chippiness led to two altercations: first, Mitchell Robinson with half the Nets team, and then OG Anunoby shoved Nicolas Claxton. Each scrap galvanized the team as they went from down 12 points to up by 14 during the middle quarters. But it wasn’t over.
The Knicks rested on their laurels and fell asleep again. They gave up a 17-0 run in the fourth quarter, until Karl-Anthony Towns made plays and Captain Clutch got just enough scoring to win, despite missing three free throws combined in the final 10 seconds.
