Overview
- Grayson Allen and Dillon Brooks hit late free throws to secure the win after New York tied the game at 101 in the final minutes.
- New York committed 17 turnovers to Phoenix’s 8, including a key late giveaway by Jalen Brunson, undercutting the Knicks’ fourth-quarter rally.
- Royce O’Neale added four 3-pointers as the Suns turned a tight game into a 92-80 lead with the third-quarter burst after a 62-60 halftime edge.
- Brunson led the Knicks with 27 points, Miles McBride scored 17, and Karl-Anthony Towns posted 15 points and 12 rebounds, but OG Anunoby missed two of three free throws with 2 seconds left.
- Both teams were short-handed, with the Knicks missing Josh Hart and Landry Shamet and the Suns without Jalen Green and Jamaree Bouyea; New York visits Portland next while Phoenix hosts Washington.