The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the New York Knicks on Friday night, winning at Madison Square Garden by the final score of 126-101. The Thunder

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was brutally honest about the mental aspect of the NBA season and what goes into it.

With Julius Randle getting the call as a reserve last year but now in Minnesota, the centerpiece of New York’s blockbuster offseason trade in exchange for JR, Karl-Anthony Towns, is leading the charge for the Knicks this year.

The Knicks' ongoing, lengthy homestand continues on Friday night with a visit from the Oklahoma City Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG/NBA TV). It's the second meeting between the Knicks and Thunder in seven days after Oklahoma City took a 117-107 decision at Paycom Center on Jan. 3.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 126-101 win over the New York Knicks on Friday. In a matchup of top-five squads, OKC left MSG with an impressive victory and led by as many as 30 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored an efficient 39 points in three quarters.

We've got a matchup of two of the top teams in the league in an interconference contest on Friday's NBA schedule as the New York Knicks will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in a pairing of two of the top-five teams in the NBA by winning percentage.

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Oklahoma City boasts the top defense in the NBA, holding opposing teams to just 103.5 points per game with a league-best 103.4 defensive net rating. They’re doing it on the back of a stable of dominant perimeter defenders, which include Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace.