The chants began in the fourth quarter, and grew louder as the quarter went on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLan-dry Sha-met! Lan-dry Sha-met!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shamet drove to the rim, hit a layup and flexed to the crowd in celebration, part of a personal 4-0 run. Then, his 3-pointer with 3:09 left in the game gave the Knicks a 14-point lead and all but sealed the win. <\/p>\n
As he took free throws the next time down the floor, fans were on their feet giving him an ovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter that the Knicks were without Jalen Brunson<\/a>, who was unavailable due to a sprained ankle. Didn\u2019t matter that they got served another gut punch when OG Anunoby exited<\/a> and was quickly ruled out with a hamstring strain in the first quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet reacts after he puts up a shot past the Miami Heat defense in the second half at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, November 14, 2025. JASON SZENES FOR NY POST<\/p>\n Shamet exploded for a career-high 36 points as the Knicks beat the Heat 140-132 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden to improve to 8-4 on the season and 1-1 in the NBA Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat makes this group special, we got a lot of guys that just care about winning,\u201d Shamet said. \u201cWhatever it takes, we got Jalen out, we lose OG early there and we got great contributions across the board from everyone. It\u2019s the mentality we have to have and we\u2019ll continue to have. It\u2019s next man up. A lot of teams talk about that, but I think this group really embodies it, and will continue to.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after hitting a shot during the Knicks\u2019 Nov. 14 win against the Heat. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n Shamet picked up right where Karl-Anthony Towns left off, recording 30 of his 36 points in the second half. Towns finished with a game-high 39 points, though 31 of those came in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n Towns took a heat check in the second quarter. He didn\u2019t hesitate after receiving a pass from Mikal Bridges, launching a deep 3-pointer from 31 feet. He turned to the crowd to celebrate before it went through the net, bringing fans to a crescendo. <\/p>\n Having hit a 3-pointer on the possession before and two free throws on the possession after, it was part of a personal 8-0 run.\u00a0<\/p>\n He was double-teamed aggressively in the second half, and that is when Shamet came alive. On this day, Towns and Shamet resembled Kobe and Shaq.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cJB was missing the game today and we all had to step up and contribute to our team, so I wanted to do my best to pick up the offense that he gives our team,\u201d Towns said. \u201cAnd in the first half, I did a good job of that. In the second half, I wasn\u2019t trying to force it. I\u2019ve had those days, so I was just letting the game come to me and Landry Shamet is a big reason [for that].\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n This showed guts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Beyond guts, this showed Towns is still more than capable of carrying the scoring load. Showed just how valuable Shamet and Jordan Clarkson are as bench pieces and just how deep this Knicks roster is. Showed an ability to adapt.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s happening on and off the Garden court\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Clarkson poured in a season-high 24 points off the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n Without Brunson, Miles McBride and Josh Hart took over the bulk of the point guard and ball-handling duties. Hart finished with a triple-double, recording 12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, while McBride had nine points and four assists. Hart pump-faked and hit a turnaround fadeaway to beat the buzzer at the end of the second quarter, sending the Knicks into halftime with a 10-point lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n Landry Shamet defends during the Knicks\u2019 Nov. 14 win against the Heat. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n Mitchell Robinson was in foul trouble all night, but still somehow hauled in eight offensive rebounds. Two of those came in the fourth quarter and were key to the Knicks pulling away. He has become unstoppable on the glass. Mikal Bridges, though he was quiet offensively, was active on defense with seven steals and two blocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n After taking a 64-62 lead with 2:53 left in the second quarter, the Knicks led the rest of the way. In the fourth quarter, Hart led a fast break, found a cutting Clarkson, who kicked it out to Shamet behind the arc, who swung it to Bridges for an emphatic 3-pointer. <\/p>\n It capped off a 10-0 run that gave the Knicks a 14-point lead with 9:29 left in the game, and was emblematic of the team\u2019s all-around effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n Josh Hart attempts a shot during the Knicks\u2019 Nov. 14 win against the Heat. Jason Szenes for the NY Post<\/p>\n There was something from everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s about the next man up,\u201d coach Mike Brown said. \u201cWho that next man is gonna be, I don\u2019t know. There was no way I could tell you that some of these guys were gonna score the ball the way they did. \u2026 We have a standard that we\u2019ve all bought into, that we\u2019ve all embraced.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The chants began in the fourth quarter, and grew louder as the quarter went on.\u00a0 \u201cLan-dry Sha-met! 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