NBA

Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks

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26-45, 10-26 Away
Final
93 - 105

42-28, 23-13 Home

DiVincenzo scores 31 points as New York Knicks beat Brooklyn Nets 105-93

The Nets do it again at the buzzer with a Cam Thomas trey

Jalen Brunson and Isaiah Hartenstein each had 17 points in New York's fifth win in six games. Brunson also had eight assists, and Hartenstein grabbed nine rebounds.

Hartenstein has been hampered by an Achilles injury this season, but he said he is feeling healthy again.

“We’re playing more unselfish basketball right now and that’s fun for me," he said. "It lets me do what I was brought there to do.”

Brooklyn dropped its sixth consecutive game. Cam Thomas had 19 points for the Nets, and Mikal Bridges finished with 18.

Dennis Smith Jr. opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer for Brooklyn, tying it at 80. But New York responded with a 12-0 run.

DiVincenzo scored the first seven points in the spurt on two layups and a 3-pointer. After Josh Hart scored on a putback, DiVincenzo made another 3 to make it 92-80 with 8:56 left.

“I’m just trying to make the right play. Be aggressive,” DiVincenzo said. “They were giving me space at the rim and I was taking advantage of it.”

The Knicks used an 8-0 spurt to open a 102-84 lead with 3:41 remaining. Hartenstein finished the run with a dunk and a three-point play.

New York improved to 3-0 against Brooklyn this season. They finish their season series on April 12 at Madison Square Garden.

“They went for every offensive rebound, they got every loose ball,” interim Nets coach Kevin Ollie said. “They just wanted it more. You could see it. That is where we are at because at those times you gotta go get it. You gotta go headfirst. We have to do those things to win. I know I sound like a broken record, but that is what we have to do.”

Bridges lifted Brooklyn to a 57-56 halftime lead when he connected from about 70 feet away for a buzzer-beating 3. Bridges had 11 points at the break.

New York also got a solid performance from Josh Hart, who finished with 13 rebounds and five assists.

“I knew this game would be a challenge coming off the road the way we did,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, whose team was back at home after a 3-1 trip out west. “We just needed to find a way to win, and we did.”

UP NEXT

Nets: Visit Toronto on Monday.

Knicks: Host Detroit on Monday.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 93 - 105
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 93 - 105
4th 10.2 Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point shot 93 - 105
4th 15.0 shot clock turnover 91 - 105
4th 27.1 Alec Burks offensive rebound 91 - 105

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bkn.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBKN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY
34-76 FG 42-97
45 Field Goal % 43
12-34 3PT 15-40
35 Three Point % 38
13-15 FT 6-12
87 Free Throw % 50
41 Rebounds 47
8 Offensive Rebounds 16
33 Defensive Rebounds 31
26 Assists 25
5 Steals 10
6 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
5 Fast Break Points 18
34 Points in Paint 48
15 Fouls 15
6 Largest Lead 18
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Karl-Anthony Towns, C Day-To-Day Jan 2
Josh Hart, G Out Jan 1
Mitchell Robinson, C Day-To-Day Jan 1
Landry Shamet, G Out Dec 27
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terance Mann, G Day-To-Day Jan 2
Nic Claxton, C Out Jan 2
Michael Porter Jr., F Out Jan 2
Cam Thomas, G Out Jan 2
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Dec 18

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 23 10 .697 - L1
Boston 21 12 .636 2 W2
Toronto 20 15 .571 4 L1
Philadelphia 18 14 .563 4.5 W2
Brooklyn 10 21 .323 12 L2
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