Julius Randle scored 30 points (16 in the paint), and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-103 for their fourth straight win.
Randle’s driving dunk put the Knicks ahead for good with 1:00 left in the fourth quarter.
The Nets got within 105-103 on Mikal Bridges’ 13-foot pull-up jumper with 21 seconds to play, but Jalen Brunson answered with a free throw, and the Nets got no closer.
Josh Hart’s driving layup with 25.3 seconds left made it 105-101, and Randle’s 2 free throws with 3.1 seconds left put it away at 108-103.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Nets 14-6. Randle scored 9 of the Knicks’ 14 on 3 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 1:45 left, Dennis Smith Jr. stole the ball from Randle, and Bridges’ free throws off it tied the game at 101.
Brunson scored 30 points. The Knicks had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Nets, Bridges scored 36 points with 7 3-pointers, and Dorian Finney-Smith went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Knicks went 18 for 19 at the line to the Nets’ 4 for 5.