The Dallas Mavericks hosted the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, hoping to bounce back from a blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. They'd have to do it without their top three players, as Cooper Flagg (illness), Anthony Davis (left calf strain), and Kyrie Irving (ACL surgery recovery) were all out.

Jalen Brunson had a game-high 28 points in his return from a two-game absence, Landry Shamet scored a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:02 and drew a crucial charging foul in the final second, and the Knicks beat the Dallas Mavericks 113-111.

Overall, the Knicks shot 19-of-35 (54%) from the free-throw line and 12-of-42 (29%) from three-point range. And still they won, thanks to 16 offensive rebounds.

As has been the case all year, many Mavericks are set to miss this game. Anthony Davis has missed the last nine games with a low-grade calf strain, so this will be his tenth. He'll be re-evaluated either this weekend or early next week, but it wouldn't be surprising if he missed the month at this point.

Cooper Flagg will be unavailable for the Dallas Mavericks in Wednesday's home game against the New York Knicks.

The New York Knicks face the Dallas Mavericks in a regular season NBA game on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 (11/19/25) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

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