Carmelo Anthony pounds 45; New York Knicks edge out Brooklyn Nets by 3: NBA Recap
Jason Kidd nailed the game deciding three pointer against his former franchise as the New York Knicks avenged their overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets last month with a 100-97 win on Tuesday night. The Knicks took some time to
find their rhythm and in that while the Nets outscored them 30-16 (first quarter). But, New York rallied late in the second half to squeak out a win.
Carmelo Anthony dropped a season high 45 points on the night, extending his hot streak;
"It is (a rivalry). I mean, after that first game, we might as well accept that," Anthony said after the game. "It is what it is. They're on our division; we see them four times a year. It is a rivalry. It's great for New York
to have that in Brooklyn and in Manhattan. When we come here it's a battle. When they come there, it's going to be a battle. We expect that."
Jason Kidd scored all of his 18 points from distance while J.R. Smith came off the bench to add 16 points.
Deron Williams paced the Nets with 18 points and 10 assists, Andray Blatche posted 23 points while Gerald Wallace collected 17 points on the night.
Brooklyn got off to a great start in the game and before the Knicks knew what had hit them, the Nets jumped onto a 21-5 lead. The Nets pushed their lead to 17 points before New York managed to score some baskets late to reduce
the deficit down to 30-16.
The Nets kept a reasonable distance for most of the second period and were up 45-31 near the mid quarter mark. New York finally woke out of their slumber as they started cutting the deficit late in the period and an Anthony layup
at the buzzer had the Knicks trailing by just 49-53.
The Knicks kept up their good work and scored 5 quick points, going up 54-53, ahead for the first time in the game. Brooklyn snatched the lead right back though and a Blatche layup had them leading 67-59 enroute to a 79-74 advantage
by the end of the period.
Anthony scored 7 straight points for the Knicks to make it a one point game on 88-89 with 6:16 on the regulation. Kidd sank a three pointer to tie the score on 91 and it was him again that made the shot from downtown with 24.1
seconds on the clock as the Knicks went up by three. The Nets missed few desperation attempts to tie the score, meaning the season series got tied at 1-all.
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