Jokic Gets 32 Points In Just 27 Minutes, Nuggets Rout Knicks
The Knicks have lost three straight overall and fell to 5-8 at Madison Square Garden this season.
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The Knicks have lost three straight overall and fell to 5-8 at Madison Square Garden this season.
Durant was 12 of 13 on free throws and Patty Mills added 23 points for the Nets, who won for the fifth time in six games and improved their Eastern Conference-leading record to 16-6.
Julius Randle had 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, but missed two free throws and had a turnover that led to LaVine's free throws.
In its 10th season, the matchup between teams just a few miles apart looked like a real rivalry.
Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, with the Hawks winning the night before at Memphis and the Knicks losing at home to Phoenix.
The Nets put together a late push that allowed them to make the final score respectable on a night they had 20 turnovers, leading to 20 points.
Devin Booker scored 32 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Knicks 118-97 on Friday night for their 15th straight victory, matching the second-longest winning streak in franchise history.
It was Brooklyn's first visit to Boston since completing a Game 4 victory in the first round of last season's playoffs.
Julius Randle added 20 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for the Knicks, but sat for eight minutes of the fourth quarter after picking up his fifth foul.
Kevin Durant returned to Brooklyn's lineup and scored 27 points, James Harden added 14 points and a season-high 14 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-112 on Monday.
DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points, Zach LaVine added 21 and the Chicago Bulls rallied in the fourth quarter for a 109-103 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night.
New York improved to 9-7 despite struggling against against one of the league's worst teams for the second straight outing.
Harden scored the final five from the free throw line as Brooklyn reduced its halftime deficit to 62-53.
Brooklyn improved to 11-5 with its eighth victory in 10 games.
Orlando trailed 96-94 with 1:54 left but stunned the Knicks by outscoring them 10-2 the rest of the way for their second road win of the season – both at Madison Square Garden.
Durant came in leading the league with 29.6 points per game, but he managed only 19, the first time all season he didn't hit 20.
Immanuel Quickley came off the bench to score 16 points, and the New York Knicks limited the Indiana Pacers to two baskets in the fourth quarter to rally for a 92-84 victory on Monday night.
Durant played eight seasons for the Thunder, winning four scoring titles and an MVP award before joining Golden State in 2016. Oklahoma City fans still haven't forgiven him for leaving in free agency.
James Harden highlighted a 39-point, 12-assist performance with a game-sealing 27-foot 3-pointer with 29 seconds left.
Kemba Walker broke out of his shooting slump against his former team, scoring 26 points on 9-of-19 shooting to the lead the unpredictable Knicks, who have lost five of seven.
Durant, the NBA's leading scorer at 29.5 points per game, made 11 of 12 shots, including both of his 3-point attempts, to help Brooklyn win for the sixth time in seven games.
New York's starters were ineffective all night and coach Tom Thibodeau stuck with his reserves for the final 1 1/2 quarters.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points, Zach LaVine added 24 and the Chicago Bulls used a 42-point fourth quarter to pull away for a 118-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Julius Randle scored 31 points, including eight straight during a key fourth-quarter stretch, to lead the New York Knicks to a 103-96 victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
Cleveland has won four in a row to improve to 7-4. Evan Mobley added 26 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 and Darius Garland 16. New York has lost three of four to fall to 6-4.
