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Brunson's 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left gives Knicks 124-122 win over Nets in NBA Cup
NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left after the Knicks had blown a 21-point lead, and New York edged the Brooklyn Nets 124-122 on Friday night to improve to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.
Brunson missed a potential game-winning shot in a loss to Chicago on Wednesday but came through when the Knicks needed him this time and finished with 37 points. OG Anunoby added 25 and Mikal Bridges had 22 against his former team before partially blocking Dennis Schroder's layup attempt on the final possession.
Cam Thomas scored a season-high 43 points for the Nets, his ninth career 40-point game and second at Madison Square Garden.
Playing without starting center Karl-Anthony Towns, who rested a bruised left knee, the Knicks led 98-77 with 30 seconds left in the third quarter before barely pulling out the opener of a weekend series between the teams. They meet again Sunday at Madison Square Garden - with the court back to its normal color after it was orange Friday for the tournament game.
Nets: With starting center Nic Claxton out at least a week with a lower back strain that required an epidural injection Friday, a Nets team already short on size is now even smaller. They were outrebounded 45-37 on Friday.
Knicks: New York missed a chance for a comfortable victory margin, which could come into play for tiebreaker purposes in the tournament.
Nets coach Jordi Fernandez challenged a call with 4:15 left on a ball that was ruled out of bounds off Dorian Finney-Smith. Referees reviewed the play and ruled that Anunoby had fouled Finney-Smith before the ball went out and called him for his sixth foul, knocking out one of the Knicks' best players.
108-107. The Knicks regained the lead in the all-time series between city rivals.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Ben Simmons vs. Jericho Sims (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:38 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup | 0-2 |
| 11:17 |  | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:59 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | OG Anunoby misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:59 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 10:39 | | Cam Thomas turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:20 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:05 | | Ben Simmons misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:03 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | OG Anunoby misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-8 |
| 9:35 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-8 |
| 9:13 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-8 |
| 8:51 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Ben Simmons offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 7-8 |
| 8:24 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Jericho Sims assists) | 7-11 |
| 8:12 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 10-11 |
| 7:55 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 10-13 |
| 7:36 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point stepback jump shot | 13-13 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 13-15 |
| 7:03 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point stepback jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 16-15 |
| 6:52 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point running jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 19-15 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 19-17 |
| 6:04 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 21-17 |
| 5:39 | | Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jericho Sims's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 5:37 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point putback layup | 21-19 |
| 5:26 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:09 | | Noah Clowney turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 21-21 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point turnaround hook shot | 23-21 |
| 4:25 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 23-24 |
| 4:08 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 23-26 |
| 3:33 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 26-26 |
| 3:15 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Ziaire Williams misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:41 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point pullup jump shot (Ariel Hukporti assists) | 26-28 |
| 2:24 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 28-28 |
| 2:05 | | Shake Milton shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-29 |
| 2:05 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 1:49 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Shake Milton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-30 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Ariel Hukporti makes two point floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 30-32 |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 32-32 |
| 0:54 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 32-34 |
| 0:35 | | Ariel Hukporti blocks Ziaire Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:33 | | Shake Milton offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Shake Milton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 0:20 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup | 32-36 |
| 0:18 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-37 |
| 0:00 | | Cam Thomas turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Keon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Keon Johnson steals) | ||
| 11:29 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Noah Clowney personal foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | Ariel Hukporti turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:42 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Noah Clowney shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-38 |
| 10:35 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-39 |
| 10:13 | | Ariel Hukporti blocks Jalen Wilson's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Ariel Hukporti blocks Ziaire Williams's two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Keon Johnson shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 10:05 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-40 |
| 10:05 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-41 |
| 9:50 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:49 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Cameron Payne misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Tyler Kolek shooting foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-41 |
| 9:18 | | +1 | Dennis Schroder makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-41 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 34-43 |
| 9:00 | | Cameron Payne personal foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 37-43 |
| 8:33 | | Ariel Hukporti misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Keon Johnson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | Cameron Payne misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Keon Johnson assists) | 40-43 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating jump shot | 40-45 |
| 7:38 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Tyler Kolek misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 40-47 |
| 6:00 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point stepback jump shot (Ziaire Williams assists) | 42-47 |
| 5:47 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Ziaire Williams steals) | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point running layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 44-47 |
| 5:23 | | +3 | Pacome Dadiet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 44-50 |
| 5:03 | | Ziaire Williams turnover (bad pass) (Pacome Dadiet steals) | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 44-52 |
| 4:57 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point cutting dunk (Ariel Hukporti assists) | 44-54 |
| 4:06 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:04 | | Pacome Dadiet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Ariel Hukporti offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Ariel Hukporti assists) | 44-57 |
| 3:36 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 47-57 |
| 3:22 | | Jalen Wilson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | Jalen Wilson shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:18 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-58 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 49-58 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 49-60 |
| 2:34 | | Ben Simmons misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:29 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 49-62 |
| 2:00 | | +2 | Dennis Schroder makes two point pullup jump shot | 51-62 |
| 1:47 | | Ariel Hukporti turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 1:42 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 |