Knicks pull away late to beat Nets 103-90 at the Garden

The Knicks beat the Nets 103-90 at Madison Square Garden and moved to 3-4. The Nets fell to 1-6. Brooklyn outscored New York 35-24 in the third quarter and led 79-75 late in that stretch, but scored only 11 in the fourth.

The game turned in the fourth. Julius Randle's driving layup at 9:42 made it 81-84. Then the Knicks went on a 16-2 run, from 79-75 to 81-91. Tyler Kolek and Josh Hart scored layups, and Jordan Clarkson hit a 24-foot jumper at 7:48 to make it 81-91. Karl-Anthony Towns pushed the lead to 95-84 at 6:04. Clarkson and Andre Drummond made it 100-84 at 3:08.

Landry Shamet was the player of the game with 22 points. He closed the scoring push with a layup at 45.7 seconds for 103-87. Towns grabbed 16 rebounds and Hart had 7 assists. Randle led Brooklyn with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Nolan Traore hit two threes late, but it was too little.

Chirp's Sim had the Knicks at 78% before the game.