On July 15, the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets staged a fierce duel in Las Vegas. After four quarters of tug-of-war, the Knicks defeated the Nets 97-93 with outstanding performances from Kolek and Beacham, both scoring 25 points, and won their first Summer League victory.

The game started with a back-and-forth, with Knicks guard Tyler Kolek scoring 14 points in the first quarter to help the team lead 24-21 ; he added another 9 points in the second quarter, and the Knicks maintained a slight advantage of 41-39 at halftime . For the Nets, Saraf scored 7 points in the first quarter, and substitute Olivari contributed 6 points in the second quarter, keeping the score close.

The second half of the game gradually entered a white-hot stage. Knicks forward core Beauchamp stepped forward and scored 11 points in the third quarter, leading the team to an offensive climax and expanding the score to 69-60 . For the Nets, inside general Drew Timm continued to exert pressure on both offense and defense, contributing 8 points in a single quarter , trying to maintain suspense in the game. Entering the final quarter, the Nets fought back with all their strength, and Timm added 11 points with full firepower, but the Knicks relied on Beauchamp's continuous breakthroughs and the stable cooperation of the whole team to stabilize the situation and finally locked the victory with 97-93 .

Knicks player statistics

Tyler Kolek had 25 points , 4 assists and 4 steals; Marjon Beauchamp had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Anton Watson had 12 points and 3 rebounds.

Nets player statistics

Drew Timm scored 24 points , 10 rebounds and 4 assists; Caleb Daniels scored 16 points, 9 rebounds , 2 assists and 2 steals; Ben Saraf scored 11 points, 3 rebounds , 3 assists and 2 steals; Quincy Olivari scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.