Nets beat Knicks 110-104
Brook Lopez scored 20 points (12 in the paint), and the Brooklyn Nets went on a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 110-104 to end a 5-game losing streak.
The Knicks led 92-90 with 5:01 left in the fourth quarter. Thaddeus Young’s driving dunk put the Nets ahead for good with 3:56 left. They took a 104-96 lead with 34 seconds left.
Shane Larkin’s 21-foot pull-up jumper with 34.4 seconds left made it 104-96 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Knicks 15-2. Brook Lopez scored 5 of the Nets’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. With 4:19 left, Brook Lopez stole the ball from Jerian Grant, and Young’s driving dunk off it put the Nets ahead 94-92.
For the Knicks, Derrick Williams scored a season-high 31 points (20 in the paint) on 11 for 17 shooting off the bench. Jose Calderon scored 16 points.
The Nets shot 52.3% from the field and 52.9% from 3 to the Knicks’ 45.1% and 31.8%. The Nets were outscored 22-9 in 4 minutes with Bargnani, Bogdanovic, Robinson, Larkin and Karasev on the floor together.