After losing his winning streak against Memphis, the Knicks arrived at the Barclays Center to play the derby against some Nets who are in sweet. They managed to beat the Sixers and the Hornets, with an imperial Irving who scored 50 points, and who was unable to play due to health restrictions. Despite numerous casualties for both teams, an exciting and worthy New York derby was played playoffs.
The first minutes of the game were clearly dominated by the locals, with good performances from Brown, Durant and Dragic. The reaction of the Knicks would not arrive until seeing the 11-0 on the scoreboard. Randle and Fournier would be the participants in the start of the comeback. An unleashed KD didn’t let his team fall apart and with 16 points in the first quarter he managed to keep the Nets ahead on the scoreboard (35-30).
At the start of the second quarter, and without Durant on track, history would change. This time it was the Knicks who pocketed a partial (2-10). For several minutes they were ahead on the scoreboard, which caused Nash to have to return his great star to the track. Helped by a colossal Drummond (13 points and 7 rebounds) in the paint, which forced several 2+1s, Durant (27 points) put the lead back on the scoreboard to go into the break 62-60. Barrett, the best of the dress them with 15 points.
After a few minutes of equality around the locker room, the Nets managed to put the direct and open a nine-point lead (88-79). The Knicks, who are experts at letting go during the second half, found in Randle the solution to get closer on the scoreboard.
The last quarter was not suitable for heart patients. It began with an exchange of blows between both teams, in which the locals emerged victorious. Individual flashes by Fournier and Barrett managed to put the Knicks ahead (101-103) with three minutes to go. In response to that reaction, the game’s MVP, Kevin Durant, decided to tip the balance. A mistake by Fournier with 12 seconds remaining and good management by Nash decided the match (110-107). Durant, with 53 points, broke the record for the most points scored against the New York Knicks by a Nets player.
