I think the intentions of the 65-game rule, which are more about load management than the actual awards, are good. The details just need to be edited.

One thing I’d advocate for: it doesn’t need to apply to EVERY award. All defense, for example, can reasonably have 25mpg players

The part of the 65-game rule the NBA has to revisit this summer is the minutes parts of it. Games don’t count if a guy plays under 15 mins and you get only two games in the 15-20 min range.

It’ll make Isaiah Hartenstein, who’s gonna play 75 games, ineligible for all-defense

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'He just overexaggerated & flopped, so, kudos to him…Got me a tech on that too, I don’t like that.”

–– Cam Thomas on shoving Jalen Brunson

Very helpful for people like myself who are perennially confused

Josh Hart on the Knicks clinching home court advantage for the first round:

“I heard the lights are really bright at MSG at that time.”

Tom Thibodeau on if he he No. 2 seed still being in play affects if the Knicks test players Sunday: “We wanna go through the finish line. That’s the way we’re looking at it.”

Tom Thibodeau on Mitchell Robinson, who played the whole fourth quarter tonight: 'Mitch makes plays no one else can.'

Final: Knicks 111, Nets 107.

Knicks improve to 49-32, third in the East. They are 1/2 a game back of the Bucks, who are currently losing, for second.

• Brunson 30 pts, 11 asts
• Hart 16 & 7, 3 stls
• Robinson 15 & 8
• DiVincenzo 14-6-3
• Anunoby 15 pts

Mike: 'Jalen Brunson has been the kind of player that Knick fans have been waiting for, for a long time.'

Clyde: 'Since a guy named Clyde!'

Next thing you know, Jericho Sims will be doing standup comedy

That's about as animated as you're gonna see OG Anunoby.

Thibodeau had Jericho Sims out there to sub in for Mitchell Robinson for a bit, but Nets went to hacking, which prevented the sub from happening. Robinson hit 4 of 6 free throws and Thibs now just rolling with Mitch down the stretch. Huge offensive board for him there.

The 76ers beat the Magic, which means for the moment the Sixers have moved to sixth place and Orlando has moved to seventh. This could change in six seconds. Stay tuned.

Spillis Reed

After going scoreless for the first 22 minutes of the game, Jalen Brunson has 20 points in the last 12 minutes of play.

Right on cue...

The Knicks are pulling away in part because the Nets just keep sagging off the Knicks' good 3-point shooters.

Halftime. Nets lead the Knicks 63-54.

• Hart 10 & 5
• Brunson 9 pts, 5 asts
• Bogdanovic 9 pts
• DiVincenzo 8 pts
• Thomas 22 & 2

Joel Embiid landed awkwardly after making a basket and immediately grabbed at his left knee. Embiid stayed in the game until the next timeout and then exited the game and immediately left for the locker room.

He has 21-9-7 in 17 first half minutes.