After bad third quarter, Knicks come on in fourth and close out Nets

SPORTS: The Knicks shut out the Nets in the fourth quarter after a poor third.

New York
By the CBS New York Team

January 23, 2024 / CBS/AP / 11:45 PM EST

NEW YORK With a 108-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle added 30 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists, and the New York Knicks’ winning streak reached four games.

After falling behind the Nets by nine points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, New York outscored them 32–18 to win the game, capping it off with a 10–3 run in the last two minutes.

For the Knicks, Donte DiVincenzo scored 11 points and OG Anunoby added 10.

SPORTS: The Knicks shut out the Nets in the fourth quarter after a poor third.

New York
By the CBS New York Team

January 23, 2024 / CBS/AP / 11:45 PM EST

NEW YORK With a 108-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle added 30 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists, and the New York Knicks’ winning streak reached four games.

After falling behind the Nets by nine points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, New York outscored them 32–18 to win the game, capping it off with a 10–3 run in the last two minutes.

For the Knicks, Donte DiVincenzo scored 11 points and OG Anunoby added 10.

50% shooting player Brunson declared the end of the fourth quarter.

Before blowing a 14-point lead in a Sunday loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn led by as many as eighteen points. Late in the third quarter, Brooklyn led the Knicks by ten points.

“We just got to stay together, that’s the biggest thing,” Bridges stated. “When a team makes a run, makes a push, we just got to handle adversity a little better.”

The Nets had dropped their previous three games against the Knicks before Cameron Johnson scored 19 points and Cam Thomas added 14 points off the bench.

After a competitive game through the first two quarters, Brooklyn went on a 6-0 run late in the third quarter, highlighted by a dunk by Nic Claxton, to take a 10-point lead.

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