Knicks pull away to top Nets in cross-city showdown

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Knicks pull away to top Nets in cross-city showdown image

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By Rafael Bandayrel

The New York Knicks emerged victorious over the Brooklyn Nets, 113-100, in a cross-city clash during the 2025-26 NBA regular season on Tuesday morning (PH time) at Barclays Center.

Karl-Anthony Towns powered the Knicks with a monster performance, tallying 37 points and 12 rebounds. Jalen Brunson backed him up with 27 markers in another solid outing.

After carrying only a slim lead into halftime, New York broke the game open in the third quarter, stretching the margin to as many as 19 points to keep the Nets at bay.

Noah Clowney was a bright spot for Brooklyn, posting a career-high 31 points, but his effort wasn’t enough to keep the Nets within striking distance.

Now 10-6, the Knicks turn their attention to an NBA Cup group stage meeting with the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.

—JMS, Alta Sports

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Stephen B Smith

The gap between the Knicks and the Nets may be even greater than the gap between Manhattan and Brooklyn

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Philippines-2029

I think that the Nets' current lineup may not necessarily be able to defeat the Philippine men's basketball team with Clarkson

4 months agoReply

Why is there such a big gap between teams from the same city?

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