NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 42 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Denver Nuggets 134-127 in two overtimes Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.

After months of back-and-forth throughout last year, the highly anticipated clash between Shakur Stevenson and Teofimo Lopez was finally confirmed for January 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Anybody who experienced the old-school NBA knows the deal: Today’s league is nothing like the rough-and-tumble old days. New York Knicks fans old enough to remember the Pat Riley days. No matter the season, Riley’s players swore by the “no blood, no ...