Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory

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The Knicks were forced to operate without one of their stars Tuesday night against the Warriors, with center Karl-Anthony Towns out due to personal reasons, and that allowed for Mitchell Robinson to return to the starting lineup for the first time since ...

The Nets lost 93-92 and saw their losing streak reach six games as the Knicks completed the season sweep, but the night didn’t read like the previous three. Brooklyn defended, forced turnovers and made the Knicks work for nearly everything. It just didn’t survive the Knicks’ third-quarter punch and Jalen Brunson’s closing time heroics.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 93-92 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory.