Landry Shamet scored 22 points (12 on four 3-pointers), and the defending champion New York Knicks went on a 23-7 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to beat the Brooklyn Nets 103-90.
The Nets went on a 17-3 run to lead 77-72 with 1:14 left in the third quarter. OG Anunoby’s 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 10:29 left in the fourth quarter. He scored eight points during the run, and they led 95-84 with 6:04 left and by as many as 16.
For the Nets, Julius Randle had 21 points (11 at the free-throw line) and 11 rebounds but made 5 of 16 shots, and Mikel Brown Jr. missed seven of his eight 3-point tries. Nolan Traore scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
The Knicks shot 41.3% from the field and 38.6% from 3 to the Nets’ 38.2% and 34.2%. They took 44 of their 75 shots from 3 (59%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 43%. The Knicks outscored the Nets 18-5 in five minutes with Clarkson, Towns, Anunoby, Hart and Kolek on the floor together. Josh Hart fouled out.