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The Nets, playing the second leg of a
back-to-back, carried over some of the struggles from their
115-107 loss Sunday in Chicago. Brooklyn fell behind by 10
points at halftime and lost James Harden after just four minutes
due to hamstring tightness.
New York led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter, but a
10-2 run to close the period gave the Nets a one-point edge
heading into the fourth quarter.
Brooklyn pulled ahead 112-107 with a minute left when Irving hit
a step-back 3-pointer, his second 3-pointer of the quarter and
fifth of the game.
New York rallied with five quick points, including a game-tying
3-pointer from Alec Burks with 26.1 seconds left. On Brooklyn's
ensuing possession, the Knicks double-teamed Irving in the
corner, forcing the ball into Joe Harris' hands.
Harris missed a short, contested jumper, but Timothe
Luwawu-Cabarrot's offensive rebound set up the deciding foul
shots.
Green finished with 23 points for the Nets, who hold a half-game
lead over the Philadelphia 76ers for first place in the Eastern
Conference.
Harris scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds,
and Alize Johnson added 12 points and seven rebounds off the
bench.
Julius Randle recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 15
rebounds and 12 assists for the Knicks.
RJ Barrett shot 4 of 6 from 3-point range en route to a
team-high 22 points for New York. Reggie Bullock, who scored 21
points, made 5 of 10 from deep on a night when the Knicks hit
48.3 percent from beyond the arc.
--Field Level Media
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