New York Knicks @ Brooklyn Nets
Friday, March 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY | Game ID: 22501016
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 22 28 15 27 92NYK 14 30 31 18 93
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Knicks edge Nets 93-92 for their 14th straight victory in the New York rivalry
NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
Jalen Brunson scored 17 points and OG Anunoby finished with 16 for the Knicks, who trailed by 13 points in the first half, then blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Ben Saraf had a chance to win it for the Nets at the buzzer but missed a 45-footer.
The Knicks beat the Nets for the 14th straight time, the longest winning streak for either team in the local rivalry. The Nets’ last victory over the Knicks was on Jan. 28, 2023, shortly before trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving .
The final meeting this season had moments where it appeared a real rivalry, even if it has been a one-sided one.
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson and Brooklyn's Ziaire Williams were assessed technical fouls after several Nets players confronted Robinson, who stood over Nolan Traore after the Nets guard had a hard fall while fouling Robinson as he tried to block his shot with over three minutes left in the first half.
Anunoby and Nic Claxton each received technical fouls after Anunoby shoved Claxton twice moments after he turned the ball over late in the third quarter.
Josh Minott scored 22 points and Williams added 17 for the Nets, who have lost six straight games.
New York scored a season-low 14 points in the first quarter and trailed 50-44 at the break before turning it around and outscoring the Nets 31-15 in the third quarter to take a 75-65 lead heading into the fourth.
Towns’ layup increased the lead to 84-70 with 9:34 remaining before Brooklyn went on a 17-0 run to take a 87-84 lead with 3:33 remaining in regulation.
Towns and Brunson then combined for eight points to pull the Knicks ahead 92-87 with 1:04 left to play.
Traore’s 3-pointer pulled the Nets within one and Towns then missed two free throws before Saraf’s shot came up short.
Up next Knicks: Host the Washington Wizards on Sunday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNBS B. Saraf
CJ C. Johnson
DP D. Powell
DW D. Wolf
JM J. Minott
MS M. Smith
NC N. Claxton
NT N. Traore
OA O. Agbaji
ZW Z. Williams
NYKJA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
BKN/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur