Overview
- Jalen Brunson scored a game-high 28 points in his first game back from a Grade 1 right ankle sprain, delivering New York’s first road win of the season.
- Landry Shamet buried go-ahead corner 3-pointers at 1:02 and 31.4 seconds remaining, then drew the offensive foul that wiped out Brandon Williams’ tying layup with 0.7 seconds left.
- The Knicks survived a 19-for-35 night at the free-throw line and 12-for-42 from three, while Dallas got 23 points apiece off the bench from Naji Marshall and D’Angelo Russell.
- Dallas dropped to 4-12 with its fifth loss in six games and played without Cooper Flagg (illness), Anthony Davis (calf) and Kyrie Irving (ACL recovery).
- Jason Kidd lauded Brunson and said he never considered leaving Dallas for the Knicks job, and Mark Cuban told The Athletic the team has no intention of trading Davis after the recent firing of GM Nico Harrison.