DALLAS — A whistle saved the Knicks from an embarrassing defeat.

Mavericks guard Brandon Williams appeared to hit the game-tying bucket in the final seconds Wednesday, but he was called for hooking defender Landry Shamet, and the Knicks escaped American Airlines Center on Wednesday with a 113-111 nailbiter.

Shamet, in the end, became the unlikely hero.

OFFENSIVE FOUL SEALS THE GAME! Brandon Williams was called for an offensive foul for hooking Landry Shamet on what could have been a game-tying layup, or game-winning and-1! 😳🍿

New York beat Dallas, 113-111!

Did the refs get it right? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/kuzr9NnUmF — Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) November 20, 2025

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