Josh Hart pirouetted as he swiped the ball from Guerschon Yabusele, then floated the pass to Mikal Bridges for the alley-oop slam, then screamed as Bridges hung on the rim with one hand. That was the exclamation point on a Wednesday night when the ‘Nova Knicks’ fingerprints were all over a 125-119 overtime victory over the shorthanded 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

Mikal Bridges summed up the key to the Knicks 119-109 win over Atlanta on Monday evening: "Just playing defense, just playing hard, everybody connected, Josh Hart felt, "We've been struggling a little bit,

Brunson dropped 25 points (9-17 FG, 4-6 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 11 assists, one rebound and one steal in 36 minutes of action during Saturday's 143-120 win over the Kings. Brunson logged his ninth double-double of the season and his second since early December in the blowout victory.

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.

Knicks captain Jalen Brunson lamented the team's poor start and lack of physicality in the loss to Minnesota. OG Anunoby thought it boiled down to "they made shots and we didn't." in the fourth quarter while Mikal Bridges simply stated: "We have to be better.

It was the 68th 30-plus point game in Brunson's career as a Knick, and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points. Hart had suffered a cervical compression in the neck in the Knicks' 116-99 loss to the Timberwolves on Friday night.

With Karl-Anthony Towns relegated a spectator due to a thumb injury, the Knicks' Villanova contingent had another sterling evening at Wells Fargo Center, as former Villanova Wildcats Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart each rose to the occasion in a 125-119 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

But Jalen Brunson had another target in mind. While he certainly would never admit it, in the flow of trying to lift the Knicks to a much-needed win, he was attacking Atlanta defensive stopper Dyson Daniels, who had begun to garner a reputation for frustrating Brunson.

NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 34 points to lead the ... and it helped New York improve to 28-16. Mikal Bridges added 26 points, while New York swingman Josh Hart chipped in with 14 points.

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Brunson, also known for his die-hard Eagles fandom, scored 38 points in the Knicks’ overtime win over the Sixers. During the game, he told ESPN he “absolutely” cosigned Towns wearing an Eagles sweater, and postgame was asked why Towns changed out of his Birds sweater.