Knicks Notes: Overcoming physical Nets, how close Karl-Anthony Towns was to not playing

Following the Knicks ' narrow win over the Nets on Friday night, coach Mike Brown and the players spoke after the game... Handling Nets' physicality  The Nets made it a point to be physical with the Knicks on Friday night. And, for a good portion of the evening, it seemed to give them the advantage.

New York could not get going offensively, and Brooklyn was beating them on the glass and the 50-50 balls. And it was a constant approach by the Nets and Brown said it affected the team's play. "They were extremely physical from the beginning of the game and it impacted us," he said.

"[Nets coach] Jordi Fernandez outcoached me, they outplayed us in a lot of areas. We were just able to find a way to get a win. " Although the Knicks came away with the 93-92 win , it wasn't pretty.

They had to overcome a double-digit deficit early and then almost blew their 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. Brown pointed at the season-high 22 turnovers and the lack of three-point defense. The Nets shot 37 percent from three but had a lot of open looks.