Around the Knicks, for most of the entirety of the past five years, the credo was altered slightly: “There are no other games, THIS is the game.”

The New York Knicks finally get to take a souvenir home. It was perhaps an expensive addition, but the Knicks downed the Dallas Mavericks by a 113-111 final on Wednesday night at American Airlines Center.

The Mavericks will be without Cooper Flagg when they take the floor for Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks. The 18-year-old rookie forward was downgraded to out because of an illness. He was not present at the team’s shootaround Wednesday morning at American Airlines Center.

The New York Knicks face the Dallas Mavericks in a regular season NBA game on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 (11/19/25) at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

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Brandon Williams was called for an offensive foul on what would have been a game-tying shot that forced overtime.

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown gave a specific D'Angelo Russell direction to his team during the Mavericks game.

An offensive foul call in the final seconds of the New York Knicks' win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night caused a frenzy on social media.