On Saturday evening, the New York Knicks will host the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden. For the game, the Knicks could be without one of their best pl

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95.

After either hanging with the Knicks or trailing through the first three quarters, the Nets lost to the Knicks 99-95 despite a fourth quarter that got most of Barclays Center to its feet. D'Angelo Russell had one of his best games as a Net with 23 points,

New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 21. This game takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This game will air on TNT and TruTV, and it will stream on Max.

Before the Knicks' eight-game win streak over the Nets, the Brooklyn franchise flamed the James Dolan-owned organization for nine consecutive contests. Still, even with their success over the Knicks, the Nets failed to capitalize on five consecutive postseason berths.

Here are the Brooklyn Nets player grades following Tuesday's 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks in Mikal Bridges' return to Brooklyn.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday

The Knicks are currently 14-8 on the road with a point differential of +6, while the Nets have a 1-9 record in their last ten games at home.

Ben Simmons and D'Angelo Russell's statuses for Saturday's Nets-Heat matchup are unclear amid a losing streak.

Bojan Bogdanovic's injury return timeline remains unclear for the Nets as he recovers from offseason surgeries.

As always, the NBA trade deadline provides ample storylines, with marquee names potentially on the move, contenders looking to bolster their respective rosters for a playoff push and some organizations fully committing to a second-half tank. The major storylines currently captivating the NBA community are: