Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, as the New York Knicks defeated the 76ers, 112-109.

Jalen Brunson scored 20 points and Landry Shamet was 6-for-6 on 3-pointers and added 18 for the Knicks, who led by as much as 59 points before the 54-point victory that surpassed the previous largest victory margin of 48 points.

The New York Knicks demolished the Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden, setting a team record in the process.

The New York Knicks have won their last two games.New York blew out the Brooklyn Nets 120-66 before edging the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 in a defensive battle. The wins snapped a brutal stretch where the Knicks dropped nine of 11 games and raised serious questions about their playoff chances.

The Knicks broke a four-game losing streak without breaking a sweat, crushing the Nets 120-66 on Wednesday night.

They tried as hard as they possibly could to give it away, but the New York Knicks narrowly escaped Philadelphia with a 112-109 victory over the 76ers.

Make no mistake: The Knicks are still on the clock, and their historic Wednesday night victory over the Brooklyn Nets bought them some time. Time to prove to the front office responsible for assembling this cast that it can make good on owner James Dolan’s championship declaration.

Beating up on the Nets was a good way to lift the vibes around the Knicks, if at least for a few days. But now comes a big step up in quality of opponent. This matchup with the 76ers — against whom they are 0-2 this year — in Philadelphia on Saturday will be a much truer test of whether the Knicks have climbed out of their downturn.