NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson is still the king of Manhattan. No matter how clutch the Nuggets were, no matter how Herculean the effort from Jamal Murray, they were stuck playing from behind until it was too late in a 134-127, costly double-overtime loss to the Knicks on Wednesday.

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Brunson had a chance to win the game in the waning moments of regulation, but his step-back jumper was off the mark. So was Nikola Jokić's last-second heave, a 27-foot 3-pointer from the edge of the Knicks' logo that nearly banked in.