Overview
- Jalen Brunson returned from a Grade 1 right ankle sprain to post 28 points and hit a free throw with 3.8 seconds left.
- Landry Shamet buried go-ahead threes at 1:03 and 31.4 seconds and was ruled to have drawn the charge on Williams with 0.7 seconds remaining.
- The Knicks overcame 12-for-42 three-point shooting and 19-for-35 free throws with 16 offensive rebounds and double-doubles from Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart.
- Dallas played short-handed without Cooper Flagg (illness) and continued absences for Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, while D’Angelo Russell and Naji Marshall each scored 23 off the bench.
- The offensive-foul ruling that erased Williams’ tying layup prompted immediate fan criticism online, and New York continues its trip in Orlando on Saturday.