Nets beat Pacers to lock up 7th, host play-in game Tuesday
The Nets will host No. 8 Cleveland on Tuesday in the play-in tournament, with the winner moving into the playoffs.
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The Nets will host No. 8 Cleveland on Tuesday in the play-in tournament, with the winner moving into the playoffs.
Brooklyn's superstar scored 36 points, leading a pair of fourth-quarter surges, in the 118-107 victory.
The Nets swept the four-game season series and beat the Knicks for the seventh straight time.
With Cleveland, Atlanta and Charlotte all losing, the Nets climbed into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Kevin Durant earned a new scoring record, though it was the Atlanta Hawks who celebrated with a postgame toast.
Kevin Durant had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, but missed a 3-pointer that would have won it.
The Nets have won six straight games against the Pistons.
Guard had 16 points and tied his season high with 11 assists but shot 6 for 22 from the field in the 119-110 loss.
He apparently intends to play home games with the Nets for years to come.
Brooklyn (39-35) remained in the No. 8 spot, now a full game ahead of No. 9 Charlotte.
Irving scored 43 points and Kevin Durant had 35 points and 11 rebounds.
Superstar adds nine rebounds and eight assists in 114-106 win, Brooklyn's sixth victory in seven games.
They bounced back from their loss at the buzzer to the Mavericks and won for the fifth time in six games.
Brooklyn had its four-game winning streak snapped.
Superstar guard sets single-game franchise scoring record in 150-108 victory
