As the lead was dwindling, the Knicks — already without Towns and Robinson — lost Hukporti for the remainder of the game after he tried to play the first 1:15 of the fourth after suffering a sprained left knee in the third quarter.

Jalen Brunson scored nine unanswered points late in the fourth quarter Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who squandered all of a 19-point lead before coming back to edge the skidding Philadelphia 76ers 110-105.

Jalen Brunson had 34 points and seven assists, Mikal Bridges scored 28 points and the New York Knicks held off the Philadelphia 76ers 110-105.

The Knicks’ winless record against the top three teams in the NBA felt like a first-world problem when compared to the skidding team they ousted in the first round of the playoffs last

Now, to be fair, Simmons had just watched Brunson in person against his beloved Boston Celtics, so you can understand why he might have been top of mind. That said, in Boston, Bru

- After back-to-back rough showings in Cleveland and Boston, Mikal Bridges bounced back in a big way, putting together easily his best start of the season. He scored 19 of his 28 points during a stellar opening frame, which was the most he's recorded in a single quarter this season.

The New York Knicks triumphed over the Philadelphia 76ers with a close 110-105 victory. Jalen Brunson's 34 points and Mikal Bridges' 28 were pivotal i