Lakers Beat Knicks By 30, Lose Anthony Davis To Back Injury
Another breezy blowout win had just become much less fun for the Lakers and their superstar big man, although it's too soon to say just how serious it will be for their championship dreams.
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Another breezy blowout win had just become much less fun for the Lakers and their superstar big man, although it's too soon to say just how serious it will be for their championship dreams.
The game was tied at 103 before Paul made consecutive jumpers and the Nets never scored again.
Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 16 apiece for the Nets, who lost their sixth straight game.
Marcus Morris — who led New York with 38 points — hit a jumper with 10.4 seconds left to get the Knicks back within three, but Williams put it out reach after a timeout with a pair of free throws.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points for the Nets, who dropped their fifth straight.
The Knicks led for a big chunk of the game, including 87-83 after three quarters, but the Suns rallied to take a 94-93 lead on Ricky Rubio's 3-pointer with about 8 minutes left.
Spencer Dinwiddie led seven Brooklyn players in double figures with 19 points, but it wasn't enough to keep the Nets from losing their fourth straight game for the first time this season.
Anthony scored 26 points, his most since returning to the NBA in November after a year absence
The longtime basketball commissioner has been credited with turning the struggling pro sport into the global powerhouse fans recognize it as today.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 36 points to lead the Nets, who have lost three straight.
Brooklyn finished 21 of 78 (26.9%) from the field.
Julius Randle had 35 points and reserve Damyean Dotson added 19 for New York, which lost its third straight.
Elfrid Payton replaced Frank Ntilikina as the starting point guard and had six points, 10 assists, five rebounds and four steals. Kevin Knox II had 19 points off the bench.
The Nets went on a 14-0 run to begin the fourth quarter and took a 99-98 lead as the Hawks missed their first nine shots.
Miami led by as many by 34 and posted its sixth wire-to-wire win of the season.
Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving missed his 17th straight game with a right shoulder impingement. Dinwiddie tried to cover by shooting 14 of 29 from the field, eclipsing his career high by two points.
Joe Harris scored 24 points, hitting a right-wing jumper to put Brooklyn ahead with 1:28 to go in the extra period.
New York went ahead by 31 points on Barrett's three-point play early in the third quarter and never looked back.
The Nets are 3-7 against opponents with winning records.
The Knicks rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
Marcus Morris scored a season-high 36 points and the New York Knicks held off Golden State 124-122 in overtime to snap a 10-game losing streak.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 24 points and Jarrett Allen added 21 points and 10 rebounds for Brooklyn, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Damian Lillard had 31 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the New York Knicks their 10th straight loss
The New York Knicks didn't have any close games in David Fizdale's final days, then got one right away under interim coach Mike Miller.
The Nets (12-10) won for the fifth time in their last six road games, all while playing without injured point guard Kyrie Irving.
