Overview
- Jalen Brunson scored 28 in his first game back from a Grade 1 ankle sprain, earning his first win in Dallas since leaving the Mavericks.
- Landry Shamet hit two go-ahead threes in the final 1:02 and drew an offensive foul on Williams that wiped out a tying layup with 0.7 seconds left.
- New York shot 19-for-35 at the line and 12-for-42 from three but held on behind 16 offensive rebounds and late defensive stops.
- Dallas was without Cooper Flagg (illness) and Anthony Davis (calf), with Kyrie Irving still out, yet its bench produced 64 points as D’Angelo Russell and Naji Marshall scored 23 apiece.
- The finish drew sharp online backlash from fans over the whistle, with the Knicks heading to Orlando on Saturday and the Mavericks hosting New Orleans on Friday.