James Johnson made 2 free throws with 2.2 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks 112-110.
Evan Fournier’s 3-pointer had tied it at 110 with 17 seconds left.
The Knicks had the ball down 2, but Fournier missed a 45-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Nets 12-11. Julius Randle scored 4 of the Knicks’ 12 on 2 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Derrick Rose had 4 of his 9 assists off the bench, 2 of them on baskets by Immanuel Quickley and Alec Burks that put the Knicks ahead. In that stretch, James Harden had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Kevin Durant’s free throws that tied the game at 98, and the Nets scored 2 points off them.
Harden had 34 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and Durant added 27 points and 9 assists. Harden and Durant set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, Burks scored 25 points, and Randle added 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Nets’ starters outscored the Knicks 28-14 in 10 minutes together.