""I drew up a play and talking about offense, and then KAT said, 'At the end of the day, it starts defensively. We gotta get a stop,'" Brown said. "He led the charge on that end of the floor.""
""I said we could win this game, I've seen us do it," Towns said. "I wanted to do my part and get that stop from there on, just wanted to set the tone for our team and intensity level we needed to play for 12 minutes and come out with a win.""
""We've simplified our offense a lot to try to fit him and everybody else at the same time," Brown said."
The Knicks trailed by 18 points before mounting a fourth-quarter comeback, outscoring the Rockets 33-15 to win 108-106 at Madison Square Garden. Karl-Anthony Towns scored a team-high 27 points and sparked a defensive push that shifted momentum by forcing Alperen Sengun into a bad shot. Jalen Brunson finished with 20 points and seven assists, hitting all four of his field goals in the fourth, including the go-ahead basket. Booing erupted when the Rockets took control, prompting a huddle and renewed intensity. The offense was simplified to fit Towns and teammates.
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