Jeff Green made 2 free throws with 3.7 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks 114-112.
Alec Burks’ pull-up 3-pointer had tied it at 112 with 26 seconds left.
The Knicks had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Julius Randle missed an 18-foot pull-up jumper at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Knicks 12-9. Green scored 7 of the Nets’ 12 on 1 for 5 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
Kyrie Irving had 40 points and 7 assists, and Green added 23 points.
For the Knicks, RJ Barrett scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Reggie Bullock Jr. added 21 points (9 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers.
The Knicks got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nets outscored the Knicks 58-40 in the paint. The Knicks were outscored 14-2 in 4 minutes with Rose, Gibson, Burks, Randle and Barrett on the floor together.