Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95.

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

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The 127-101 beating the Nets took from the Thunder at Paycom Center — and the way OKC has run through the entire league — is a scary reminder of just how well-poised Sunday’s foe is to dominate the NBA both today and tomorrow.

Brooklyn had an issue playing against Oklahoma City's pace and offensive firepower, especially Shai Gilgeous-Alexander going off for 27 points, 10 rebounds, and four steals in just 29 minutes. Here are three Nets takeaways from Sunday's loss at the Thunder:

Knicks : OUT: Bojan Bogdanovic (foot), Maxwell Lewis (tibia), De’Anthony Melton (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), Trendon Watford (hamstring), Ziaire Williams (ankle), and Dariq Whitehead (G League). QUESTIONABLE: D’Angelo Russell (hamstring). PROBABLE: Ben Simmons (illness).

The Nets come into this game following a 127-101 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday in which Brooklyn essentially lost the game in the first quarter after falling behind 39-19 by the end of the period.

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks (28-16) will visit the Brooklyn Nets (14-29) at Barclays Center on Tuesday, January 21. Game time is 7:30 PM ET.The Knicks won their most recent outing

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Brooklyn won the opening quarter 26-24, with Cam Johnson contributing seven points and both D’Angelo Russell and Tyrese Martin adding five points each.

Mikal Bridges’ return to Barclays Center went largely unnoticed, and the basketball matched that malaise. And somehow, the Nets had a golden chance to steal a win.

It’s cold in Brooklyn.” That ain’t meteorologist-speak, folks. New York had some ugly offensive stretches in this game, including the first nine minutes of