LONDON — It was a foreign land for the Knicks, but all of the familiar markings were in place. The language was basically the same, if the accent and phrasing was slightly different. And a big lead built by the excitable young players only to have it disappear made it feel very much like home.
Controlling the game for much of the night and seemingly surviving a late collapse, the Knicks held a one-point lead as the clock was ticking down to the final second. Thomas Bryant rolled to the rim after he took a pass from Bradley Beal and tossed up a shot near the rim that was swatted by Allonzo Trier.