Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points (13 in the second quarter) and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 for their fifth straight win.
Jalen Brunson’s 11-foot floater put the Knicks ahead for good with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter.
Brunson went 1 for 2 at the line with the Knicks up 3 and 10.5 seconds left, Nolan Traore’s pull-up 3-pointer made it 93-92 with 5.4 seconds left, and Towns missed 2 free throws with the Knicks up 1 and 4.9 seconds to go.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Nets 9-7. Brunson (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2025-26) scored 5 of the Knicks’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
For the Nets, Josh Minott scored 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench.
The Nets got 8 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Knicks 46-22 off the bench. Danny Wolf and Traore fouled out.