NEW YORK (Interstat) — Landry Shamet scored a season-high 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points, 16 rebounds and five assists as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 103-90 on Monday at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks earned their 15th straight victory over their city rival and improved to 3-4. The Nets fell to 1-6. New York trailed 79-75 after three quarters before opening the fourth with a 25-5 run that turned a four-point deficit into a 100-84 cushion. The Knicks were in danger of losing to the Nets for the first time in nearly four years before the decisive stretch. Attendance was 19,812.

The teams traded early baskets in an NBA game that remained tight through the opening minutes. Michael Porter opened the scoring for Brooklyn with a 16-foot pullup jumper, and OG Anunoby answered with a 23-foot 3-pointer for New York. Nolan Traore and Day’Ron Sharpe helped the Nets build an early edge, but Anunoby scored again inside and Mikal Bridges made two free throws to keep New York close. Jalen Brunson hit consecutive 3-pointers, including a step-back from 25 feet, and Miles McBride added a 3-pointer off a Landry Shamet assist. Brooklyn stayed within reach as Traore and Porter connected from beyond the arc, and Mikel Brown made a step-back jumper. New York held a lead after the opening period.

Brooklyn pushed back in the second quarter behind Julius Randle, who made a turnaround jumper and another basket near the rim. Noah Clowney tied the game with a short shot, and Keon Ellis hit a 24-foot 3-pointer to give the Nets a brief lead. New York responded with Bridges free throws and a running dunk. Shamet made three free throws and later hit two 3-pointers before halftime, the second from 23 feet with 11 seconds remaining. Brunson added a free throw, and the Knicks went into the break with momentum. Randle also made two free throws late in the half for Brooklyn, while Traore hit a 3-pointer and Mikel Brown made a pullup jumper during the Nets’ surge. New York led at halftime.

The third quarter featured several lead changes and a strong stretch from Brooklyn. Randle made a fadeaway jumper and free throws, and Porter hit a 24-foot 3-pointer before converting a floating jump shot and two free throws. Chaney Johnson made a 25-foot 3-pointer, and Moritz Wagner hit a 3-pointer that helped the Nets move in front. Porter then made another 3-pointer from 25 feet as Brooklyn built a 73-69 lead. The Knicks stayed close with Brunson’s step-back jumper, Towns’ driving layups and a 25-foot 3-pointer, Anunoby’s free throws and Shamet’s 3-pointers. Shamet hit a 24-foot 3-pointer late in the period, and Randle made two free throws with 40.9 seconds left to give Brooklyn a 79-75 lead entering the fourth.

New York took control immediately in the fourth. Josh Hart made a 25-foot 3-pointer, Anunoby followed with a running jumper and another 3-pointer, and the Knicks quickly erased the deficit. Tyler Kolek made a layup off a Hart assist, Hart added a running layup and Jordan Clarkson hit a running 24-foot jumper. After Traore made a 3-pointer for Brooklyn, New York answered with Anunoby free throws, a Towns layup, a Brunson free throw, Clarkson’s floating jumper and Drummond’s layup. That pushed the lead to 100-84 and completed the 25-5 run. Brooklyn got late free throws from Randle and a 3-pointer from Traore, but New York closed out the win. The decisive stretch was the most important part of the game.

Shamet finished with 22 points, one rebound and one assist in 30 minutes. Brunson had 19 points, two rebounds and six assists. Anunoby added 18 points, four rebounds, two assists and one block. Towns had 11 points, all in the second half, with 16 rebounds and five assists. Hart contributed eight points, six rebounds and seven assists. Drummond had four points and nine rebounds in 13 minutes. New York shot 31 of 75 from the floor, 17 of 44 from 3-point range and 24 of 29 from the free-throw line. The Knicks had 11 offensive rebounds, eight assists, five blocks, 15 turnovers and 26 fouls. They scored 103 points on 93 possessions for an offensive rating of 111.0.

Brooklyn was led by Randle’s 21 points, 11 rebounds and two assists. Porter scored 18 points with five rebounds, two assists and one block. Traore had 17 points, three rebounds, four assists and one block. Mikel Brown added 13 points, two rebounds and three assists. The Nets shot 29 of 76 from the floor, 13 of 38 from 3-point range and 19 of 27 from the free-throw line. They had 12 offensive rebounds, seven assists, seven blocks, 13 turnovers and 20 fouls. Brooklyn scored 90 points on 90 possessions for an offensive rating of 100.2.

New York’s recent stretch includes wins over Detroit and Chicago and a loss at Philadelphia. The Knicks will next host Chicago. Brooklyn entered after a win at Indiana. The Nets will next host Charlotte.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York 110, Brooklyn 102. Interstat’s ELO system had projected New York with a 99.1 percent probability to win. New York had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -14.5. The over/under line was 218.5, and the total score of 193 finished below that line.