In a tightly-contested Tuesday matchup, the New York Knicks took down its crosstown rival Nets, 99-95. New York has been fueled by its core four of Jalen Brunso

The Knicks were sluggish, the offense inexplicably disappeared for most of the fourth quarter and they were one Brooklyn shot away from their worst loss of the season.

The Knicks hit the road to face the Brooklyn Nets at 7:30 p.m. ET after hosting the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. Check out Karl-Anthony Towns' status for tonight.

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is dealing with a thumb injury and while he's playing through it, he admits that it is affecting his three-point shot.

After either hanging with the Knicks or trailing through the first three quarters, the Nets lost to the Knicks 99-95 despite a fourth quarter that got most of Barclays Center to its feet. D'Angelo Russell had one of his best games as a Net with 23 points,

New York's hold on their arch-rival isn't as close as they would have hoped, but they appear to be turning a corner.

The New York Knicks narrowly avoided an upset loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, defeating their crosstown rival 99-95. The Knicks led by as many as 10

Here are the Brooklyn Nets player grades following Tuesday's 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks in Mikal Bridges' return to Brooklyn.

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The Knicks maintained bragging rights over their crosstown rival on Tuesday night, defeating the Brooklyn Nets in a nail-biter, 99-95, at Barclays Center.

Even Shaq has been well impressed with the way Karl-Anthony Towns has been playing for the Knicks this season.