The Knicks eventually overcame their lethargic start, and blowing a double-digit fourth quarter lead, in their 93-92 win over the Nets in Brooklyn on Friday night.

New York has won five games in a row and have now defeated the Nets 14 consecutive times.

-The first quarter was a slog offensively for both teams. Thanks to sloppy dribbling, turnovers and rushed shots, the two combined for just 24 points with two minutes to go. However, the scoring picked up a bit for Brooklyn in the final minutes, as the Nets hit a couple of threes to go up 22-14 after one. Brooklyn shot 41 percent from the field, including hitting 4 of 10 threes. 

The Knicks shot just 21 percent and were 2 of 7 from downtown.

Mikal Bridges led the Knicks with seven points on 2 of 4 shooting. Jalen Brunson, returning to the lineup after a game off due to a stiff neck, was held scoreless in the first. The Knicks had five turnovers, the most in a first quarter for the team this season. Their 14 points were also a season-low for the first frame.

-The second quarter saw a different Knicks strategy, namely giving Karl-Anthony Towns the ball and letting him get to the basket. The Knicks would cut Brooklyn's lead to four, but then the Nets began to make their threes, pushing their lead to 13 points. The Knicks were upset with the officiating in this one. Towns had to sit midway through the second after picking up his second foul and a technical for arguing. 

Mitchell Robinson was unhappy with a few fouls from Nic Claxton and it boiled over when he went up for an alley-oop and Nolan Traore fouled him hard. Robinson stood over Traore. Robinson pointed at Danny Wolf, who was trying to get to his teammate and Ziare Williams pushed Robinson, causing a fracas. Cooler heads prevailed with Williams and Robinson receiving techs.  

The dust-up woke up the Knicks, as their defensive intensity increased and they started to work the interior on offense. They went into halftime down 50-44.

The Knicks' 10 turnovers didn't help their cause, but the second quarter was dominated by Towns, who scored 10 of his 13 points in the frame. The Knicks were still shooting just 32 percent from the field, but they've supplemented by getting to the free-throw line. They were 14 of 20 from the charity stripe -- Robinson was 1-for-5 from there at the half. 

-The Knicks started the second half on a 7-0 run to take their first lead since early in the first quarter. The 50-50 balls the Knicks were losing in the first half, they started to get. Offensive rebounds and better defense helped New York. 

The intensity between the two teams boiled over again when Claxton and OG Anunoby got into a pushing match early in the third that resulted in double techs. 

The Nets punched back to retake the lead, and it was back and forth until the final minutes when the Knicks got off to an 11-0 run. Jordan Clarkson and Brunson led the run with their scoring and passing to give New York a 75-65 lead heading into the fourth.

-The fourth quarter started like the third ended, with the Knicks' offense buzzing and grabbing a lead as large as 14 points. However, the offense began to stall and the Nets' three-point shot helped them cut New York's lead to five, forcing a Mike Brown timeout. Even with Brunson back in the game, the offense was stagnant as Brooklyn went out to a 17-0 run to retake the lead with three-and-a-half minutes remaining. 

Towns checked in, and the offense opened up. The team answered with an 8-0 run, with Brunson scoring back-to-back buckets to give the Knicks the lead they wouldn't relinquish. But Towns' defense was priceless, with his contests at the rim causing the Nets players to alter their shots. The Knicks couldn't ice the game at the free-throw line as the Nets hit a quick three to cut the Knicks' lead to 93-92 with five seconds remaining. Towns then missed his two free throws, allowing Brooklyn to get the final shot. 

The Nets couldn't get a clean look, however, as the Knicks defense held to deliver the win.

-Brunson had a tough night shooting. He scored 17 points but on 7-for-19 shooting, and he dished eight assists. Towns led the team with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Anunoby posted 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting while Bridges had nine points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes. 

Clarkson was the leading scorer off the bench with nine points. 

-Landry Shamet was inserted into the starting lineup with Josh Hart (knee) missing the game. He scored just three points on 1 of 5 shooting in 22 minutes, but did not appear in the fourth quarter with what the Knicks called a right knee. 

Towns was questionable for this game due to personal resasons, but they would have lost thie one without him. When they were down, Towns entered the game and a flip switched for the team. Towns helped on both ends of the floor, allowing the Knicks to escape Brooklyn with the win.

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Nolan Traore fouls Mitchell Robinson and a dust-up ensues.

The foul is ruled a common foul, and the Nets' Ziaire Williams and Robinson were each hit with a technical foul. pic.twitter.com/qlOUnVBLHR

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The Knicks will host the Wizards on Sunday evening with the game starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Nets will head west to take on the Sacramento Kings with their game starting at 6 p.m.