Brunson returns with 26 points to help Knicks snap Magic's win streak
The Knicks missed Brunson in a loss to Atlanta on Tuesday, then barely missed at all in the early going with him back.
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The Knicks missed Brunson in a loss to Atlanta on Tuesday, then barely missed at all in the early going with him back.
Dennis Schroder had a season-high 31 points for Brooklyn, which had won three of four.
Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the season because of back problems for the third straight year.
The Knicks attempted a season-high 52 3-pointers, but only made 16 (30.8%).
The Nets bounced back quickly after a poor performance Monday in a 106-102 home loss to Memphis.
Memphis outrebounded Brooklyn 50-33 and piled up 25 second-chance points in the 106-102 win on Monday.
Josh Hart finished with 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in New York's 107-98 win on Sunday.
The Nets pulled within two games of the final spot in the play-in tournament.
Jalen Brunson scored 27 points for the Knicks, who finished 4-8 in February after going 14-2 in January.
Brooklyn improved to 23-36, winning in interim coach Kevin Ollie's first home game since replacing Jacques Vaughn.
Dennis Schroder led the way with 18 points in Brooklyn's 111-86 victory on Monday night.
The Knicks are still without starters Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson.
Losing for the fifth time in six games, the Nets shot 39.2% and finished with 22 turnovers.
Jalen Brunson had 35 points and 12 assists for New York in the 113-111 win on Monday night.
Terry Roberts, a guard for the Long Island Nets, the G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, was shot in the chest early Sunday morning on the 5900 block of North 5th Street.
The Knicks were swept by Boston in their four-game season series.
The Nets fell to 0-2 under interim head coach Kevin Ollie.
New York built a 26-point lead and added to its cushion in the Eastern Conference standings. The Knicks are fourth at 34-22.
The Nets failed to extend a five-game winning streak against Toronto. Brooklyn has lost three straight and six of seven.
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Paolo Banchero paced Orlando with 36 points in the 118-110 win on Wednesday night.
Payton Pritchard and Derrick White combined for 55 points in Wednesday's 136-86 destruction.
The Nets lost for the fourth time in five games and don't have much time to figure out what else they can do against Tatum.
Jalen Brunson had 27 points and Donte DiVincenzo scored 23 for New York in the 105-103 loss on Monday.
The Knicks have lost three of four following a season-high nine-game winning streak.
