The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the New York Knicks on Friday night, winning at Madison Square Garden by the final score of 126-101. The Thunder

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was brutally honest about the mental aspect of the NBA season and what goes into it.

Jalen Brunson finished the loss with 27 points, one rebound and five assists while shooting 7/15 from the field and 1/2 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time. After the tough night,

The New York Knicks have been struggling lately. They have lost four of their last five games and were flat-out embarrassed on their home floor against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

Karl-Anthony Towns drives to the rim, gets hit across the arm, over the head, or in the back. His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls.

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We've got a matchup of two of the top teams in the league in an interconference contest on Friday's NBA schedule as the New York Knicks will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in a pairing of two of the top-five teams in the NBA by winning percentage.

Oklahoma City boasts the top defense in the NBA, holding opposing teams to just 103.5 points per game with a league-best 103.4 defensive net rating. They’re doing it on the back of a stable of dominant perimeter defenders, which include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.