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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows OG Anunoby missses what would have been a game-tying 3-pointer in the final second of the Knicks’ 103-100 loss to the Thunder at the Garden on March 4, 2026, Image 2 shows Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives past Landry Shamet<\/p>\n
Somehow, Jalen Brunson \u2014 then OG Anunoby \u2014 had the ball with a chance to send the game to overtime.<\/p>\n
Down by three points with 6.0 seconds left, both got open 3-pointers to tie the game. But both missed, and that was that.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust missed it,\u201d Brunson said. \u201cWish I could have that one back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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OG Anunoby missses what would have been a game-tying 3-pointer in the final second of the Knicks\u2019 103-100 loss to the Thunder at the Garden on March 4, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n
Players hate talking about moral victories, but this can be classified as one<\/a>. Still, the Knicks got a reality check. And a bit of a reminder of the championship-level standard that is required for 48 minutes, not just for one quarter.<\/p>\n Give the Knicks credit \u2014 they had a plethora of reasons to throw in the towel, but they clawed back twice. The Finals-or-bust Knicks, however, view themselves on the same level as the Thunder, not a team that should be merely happy to be competitive.<\/p>\n And for three of four quarters, they were outplayed and outmuscled by the class of the league. Despite two gutsy comebacks, they fell 103-100 Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I\u2019m proud of our guys,\u201d Karl-Anthony Towns said. \u201cWe fought, we did our best to execute against a championship team. At the end of the day, if we\u2019re gonna lose, I want to lose with two of our best players getting the shots they got and giving ourselves a chance.\u201d<\/p>\n After their third-quarter comeback, during which they trailed by 15, the Knicks entered the fourth quarter up three. It marked their first loss this year when leading after three quarters \u2014 they had been 19-0 beforehand.<\/p>\n Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drives past Landry Shamet at the Garden on March 4, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Later, trailing by seven with 1:18 left in the game, the Knicks scored the next four points to bring themselves back within three before Brunson\u2019s and Anunoby\u2019s misses as time expired.<\/p>\n They outscored the Thunder by 13 in the third quarter, but were outscored by a combined 18 points in the other three quarters. In the fourth quarter, they shot just 7-for-21 from the field. Brunson had just three points and went 1-for-6 in that fourth quarter.<\/p>\n Like his teammates, Brunson struggled most of the night \u2014 besides the third quarter. Cason Wallace defended him as well and as physically as anyone has all year.<\/p>\n Jalen Brunson, who had 16 points and 15 assists, goes up for a layup during the Knicks\u2019 loss to the Thunder. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Brunson entered halftime with just two points on 1-for-8 shooting from the field, then came alive for 11 points in the third quarter before his rough fourth quarter. He finished with 16 points and went 5-for-18 from the field, though he did add 15 assists.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I missed a lot of shots I normally make,\u201d Brunson said.<\/p>\n After facing that 15-point deficit with 8:12 left in the third quarter, the Knicks rattled off a 24-9 run to tie the game at 72-72 with 2:56 remaining in the third.<\/p>\n By the end of the quarter, Brunson was double-teamed and lobbed a pass to Mikal Bridges in the corner, who drilled a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to send the Knicks into the fourth quarter with a three-point lead.<\/p>\n The Knicks had just 40 points at halftime, suffocated by the Thunder\u2019s tenacious defense. Then they erupted for 40 points in that third quarter to flip the game on its head. But then they followed that up with just 20 points in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n \u201cThey could\u2019ve folded at any time,\u201d coach Mike Brown said. \u201cWe were down double digits. I liked our competitive spirit. Our competitive spirit was great. Those guys make the game ugly.\u201d<\/p>\n OG Anunoby (right) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander battle for a loose ball. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n They certainly did.<\/p>\n That physicality from the Thunder bothered the Knicks all night, and left them angered by the referees throughout the game and after the final whistle. Brown even got a technical \u2014 his first of the year \u2014 in the first quarter.<\/p>\n Chet Holmgren had 22 points at halftime, went scoreless in the third quarter then added six points in the fourth quarter as the Thunder staved off the Knicks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is now 7-0 at MSG, recorded 26 points and eight assists.<\/p>\n Landry Shamet scored 11 points in the third quarter \u2014 but just three in the other three quarters. Towns was an efficient 7-for-8 from the field and had 17 points and 17 rebounds, but fouled out late in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n To be fair, it wasn\u2019t necessarily a true measuring stick \u2014 the Knicks were on the second leg of a road-home back-to-back and playing without Mitchell Robinson<\/a>, who played in their win over the Raptors in Toronto on Tuesday.<\/p>\n![\"Shai](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/507a5fe318bef2888567d8977f1d25c9.jpeg\"\/)
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