It was far from pretty, but the New York Knicks are back in the win column for the third consecutive […]

After the New York Knicks let him walk in free agency, this big man got his revenge.

With 9:04 remaining in the fourth quarter of a consequential matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, the Madison Square Garden crowd–peppered with Knicks alumni from years past and present–began clamoring for their home team to grab a hold of the rope.

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The New York Knicks have won their last two games after a lengthy slump.Defense has been the difference. New York held off the Brooklyn Nets and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 on the strength of their interior defense.

The Mavericks beat the Knicks — who Mike Brown declared, at long last, fully healthy — without stars Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, centers Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively II, plus role players D’Angelo Russell, PJ Washington, and Dante Exum.

Jalen Brunson scored 20 points and Landry Shamet was 6-for-6 on 3-pointers and added 18 for the Knicks, who led by as much as 59 points before the 54-point victory that surpassed the previous largest victory margin of 48 points.

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