Shamet scores 22 off the bench as Knicks beat Nets 103-90

Landry Shamet scored 22 points off the bench, and the New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 103-90 on Monday.

Shamet shot 6-of-8, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and made all six free throws in 30 minutes. He led a Knicks bench that outscored Brooklyn's 41-26.

The Knicks (3-4), favored before tip-off, trailed 77-72 with 1:14 left in the third quarter, Brooklyn's biggest lead. They outscored the Nets 28-11 in the fourth and led by 16, 100-84, late in the game.

New York opened with a 10-0 run for a 13-7 lead in the first quarter. Brooklyn answered with 12 straight points that stretched into the second and made it 30-27. The lead changed hands nine times and the score was tied five times.

Brooklyn (1-6) scored 10 in a row midway through the third quarter to go up 70-69, and it led going into the fourth. It managed only 11 points in the final period.

Jalen Brunson had 19 points and six assists, and OG Anunoby added 18. Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 16 rebounds. Josh Hart had seven assists, and the Knicks were plus-22 with him on the floor.

Julius Randle led Brooklyn with 21 points and 11 rebounds, but he made 5 of 16 shots and missed all four 3-pointers. Eleven of his points came at the line. Michael Porter Jr. added 18, and Nolan Traoré scored 17 on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range.

New York made 24 of 29 free throws to Brooklyn's 19 of 27. Shamet's layup with 45.7 seconds left made it 103-87, and Traoré's 3-pointer on Brooklyn's next possession produced the final points.

Up next

Nets: home against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, November 4.

Knicks: home against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, November 4.