The Dallas Mavericks trekked to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to take on the New York Knicks and notch a win to stay close in the Play-In race in the Western Conference. They, however, fell short in their bid, losing 128-113.The trio of OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart led the way for the hosts Knicks, as they held off the Mavs while fortifying their spot in the top three in the East. Anunoby top-scored for New York, finishing with 35 points. Towns, meanwhile, had a triple-double of 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, with Hart also chalking up a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. The Mavericks, missing a host of players – including Anthony Davis, PJ Washington and Caleb Martin – were led by Naji Marshall with a game-high 38 points, while Brandon Williams added 22 of his own. The win was the second straight for the Knicks, who improved to 45-26 for the season. Dallas, for its part, fell to 35-38, outside looking in for a Play-In spot at 11th place with nine games left to play in its regular season schedule. Dallas Mavericks vs New York Knicks Player Stats and Box ScoreMavericksPlayersPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPFMINFG3PTFT+/-Kessler Edwards040000118:390-00-00-0-19Naji Marshall3871100138:1817-251-33-5-14Kai Jones982110424:023-61-22-2-9Spencer Dinwiddie1347024035:194-112-53-4-14Klay Thompson631001121:462-110-32-2-15Max Christie612104031:112-50-22-2+10Dwight Powell433202420:341-20-02-2-2Brandon Williams2213203227:357-111-27-8-13Jaden Hardy1520202322:367-91-20-0+1Daniel GaffordDNP - Coach's DecisionDereck Lively IIDNP - Coach's DecisionCaleb MartinDNP - Coach's DecisionKnicksPlayersPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOPFMINFG3PTFT+/-OG Anunoby3551211238:1115-243-62-2+24Josh Hart161211202233:266-92-22-2+10Karl-Anthony Towns261211103334:2910-192-74-8+23Mikal Bridges2111011233:469-142-41-1+17Cameron Payne235202329:451-30-20-0+19Precious Achiuwa1122212019:315-70-01-1-1Landry Shamet1100001119:094-71-42-4+16Tyler Kolek119010219:221-30-10-0-1Pacome Dadiet00000101:330-00-00-0-4Kevin McCullar Jr.10000023:091-20-00-0-9PJ TuckerDNP - Coach's DecisionAnton Watson20000114:021-10-00-0-8Delon Wright00000103:370-00-00-0-11New York Knicks level season series with Dallas MavericksThe win on Tuesday allowed the Knicks to level their season series with the Mavericks with a win apiece. The two teams first met in Dallas on Nov. 27, with the Mavs winning, 129-114. Marshall and Kyrie Irving led the way in the win that day with 24 and 23 points, respectively. Jalen Brunson, meanwhile, paced the Knicks with 37 points. New York will look to continue its winning run when it hosts the LA Clippers next at MSG on Wednesday.