Surprisingly enough, the Mikal Bridges return game was a basically an unpleasant outing between New York’s crosstown rivals. Neither team could throw a rock in the ocean. When games are like this, sheer talent mixed with effort are likely what dictates the ending. In this case, it was Karl Anthony-Towns (25 points, 16 rebounds) who mastered that combination to lift the Knicks to a 99-95 win in what seemed like a home game for orange and blue. The lonely star for Brooklyn was D’Angelo Russell. who put on a passing masterclass with 10 assists to go along with 23 points.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Phoenix Suns preview: Second night of prodigal returns
