Tyler Kolek's late three lifts the Knicks past the Raptors 122-120, two nights after a 50-point loss, and the Rockets rout the Thunder: Thursday's NBA preseason roundup

Two nights after losing to Toronto by 50, the New York Knicks got their rematch at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, and it came down to the last shot. With the score tied 117-117, Tyler Kolek pulled up from 28 feet and hit it with 53.2 seconds left. The Knicks held on to beat the Raptors 122-120 in a preseason game.

On Tuesday in Toronto, New York's starters did not play and the Raptors won 148-98, leading by as many as 53. This time Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges all started. In Houston, the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-89. These games do not count in the standings.

Knicks 122, Raptors 120

New York led most of the night. The Knicks went up 35-32 after one quarter, by 10 at 47-37 in the second, and 87-79 after three. Then Toronto scored the first 10 points of the fourth, the last two on RJ Barrett free throws, to tie it 89-89 with 9:44 left. There were nine ties and six lead changes in all.

Kolek's 25-foot three made it 115-109 with 2:58 left, and his lob to James Wiseman made it 117-111. Toronto came back again. Malachi Smith hit a 23-footer, and Jaden Bradley scored on a pull-up and made the free throw to tie it 117-117 with 1:03 left. Kolek answered with his long three, and Tyler Nickel made two free throws for a 122-117 lead with 16.8 seconds left.

Smith hit another three with 11.3 seconds left to cut it to 122-120. Pacome Dadiet then turned it over in the backcourt, giving the Raptors one more chance, but Bradley missed a driving layup with 2.4 seconds left and time ran out.

Brunson led New York with 20 points and seven assists. Towns had 13 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and Andre Drummond scored 14 off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting. Kolek finished with six points, both baskets from three. For Toronto, Scottie Barnes scored 23 on 9-of-15, Barrett had 21 and eight rebounds, and Immanuel Quickley added 18 points and seven assists. Kawhi Leonard played 23 minutes and scored six. The crowd was 19,812.

Scoring: Knicks 122-120 Raptors

Knicks: Jalen Brunson 20, Mikal Bridges 14, Andre Drummond 14, Karl-Anthony Towns 13, Landry Shamet 13, Jose Alvarado 9, Miles McBride 9, OG Anunoby 6, Mohamed Diawara 6, Pacome Dadiet 6, Tyler Kolek 6, Tyler Nickel 2, James Wiseman 2, Jordan Clarkson 2, Jaden Akins 0.

Raptors: Scottie Barnes 23, RJ Barrett 21, Immanuel Quickley 18, Collin Murray-Boyles 12, Jamison Battle 10, Malachi Smith 8, Jakob Poeltl 7, Kawhi Leonard 6, Kyle Anderson 4, Jamal Shead 4, Ja'Kobe Walter 4, Jaden Bradley 3, Jamarion Sharp 0, Tyreke Key 0, Nimari Burnett 0.

By quarter: Knicks 35, 28, 24, 35. Raptors 32, 26, 21, 41.

Rockets 116, Thunder 89

Oklahoma City led 8-6 early. Then Houston scored 20 points in a row, from 8-6 down to 26-8 up, and led 33-15 after one quarter. The Thunder got within 50-47 late in the second quarter, but the Rockets scored the next 16 points, four before half-time and 12 after it, for a 66-47 lead. The lead reached 29 at 116-87 in the final minute.

Bogdan Bogdanovic led Houston with 15 points off the bench, all five of his baskets from three. Alperen Sengun had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Amen Thompson and Tari Eason scored 12 each, and Kevin Durant had 11 in 16 minutes. Fred VanVleet handed out eight assists. Oklahoma City made 5 of 36 threes. Jalen Williams scored 18 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 17 in 26 minutes.

Scoring: Rockets 116-89 Thunder

Rockets: Bogdan Bogdanovic 15, Alperen Sengun 14, Amen Thompson 12, Tari Eason 12, Kevin Durant 11, Reed Sheppard 11, Fred VanVleet 7, Isaiah Crawford 7, Julian Phillips 6, Bruce Thornton 5, Jabari Smith Jr. 4, Jae'Sean Tate 4, Sean Pedulla 3, Clint Capela 2, Oscar Tshiebwe 2, Quadir Copeland 1, Cameron Matthews 0, Marcus Smart 0.

Thunder: Jalen Williams 18, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 17, Brooks Barnhizer 9, Jared McCain 8, Ajay Mitchell 7, Isaiah Hartenstein 6, Aday Mara 6, Bennett Stirtz 5, Kenrich Williams 4, Josh Dix 4, Alex Caruso 3, Andrew Holifield 2, Christoph Tilly 0, Anthony Pritchard 0.

By quarter: Rockets 33, 21, 25, 37. Thunder 15, 32, 22, 20.

Opinion: why neither Knicks-Raptors score this week meant much.

Update: Friday's preseason roundup, all 12 games on the last night.