LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 28 points down in the second quarter to beat the New York Knicks 111-106.
The Nets trailed 54-26 with 6:44 left in the second quarter and 65-44 at halftime. They were still down 91-73 with 10:59 left in the fourth quarter, with a 1.6% chance to win, and outscored the Knicks 38-15 the rest of the way, the second-biggest comeback of the season.
Aldridge’s 20-foot step-back jumper with 56.6 seconds left made it 106-103, and his 2 free throws with 3.7 seconds left put it away at 111-106.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Knicks 17-6. Cam Thomas scored 8 of the Nets’ 17 on 3 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Thomas scored 21 points off the bench, and Seth Curry added 20 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 6 assists. Thomas scored 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Knicks, Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and Immanuel Quickley added 18 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Nets missed. They outscored the Nets 19-6 on the fast break. The Knicks were outscored 33-17 in 12 minutes with Gibson, Walker, Fournier, Randle and Grimes on the floor together. James Johnson fouled out.