The New York Knicks (31 - 46) took down the neighboring Brooklyn Nets (21 - 55) at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, 105 - 91. Both teams sit firmly out of the playoffs and neither owns its own pick in the 2016 draft, making Friday's matchup fairly inconsequential for both teams in the grand scheme of things. However, Madison Square Garden saw a hard - fought game with big performances from young players on both sides. For the Knicks, rookie Jerian Grant took the reigns as a starter and rolled with them, scoring 14 points and dishing out four assists while commiting just two turnovers. While lottery pick Kristaps Porzingis sat out with a shoulder injury, the team saw promise in the form of Grant's command of the floor. Guard Langston Galloway also had a big night off the bench, contributing a team - high 18 points as well as seven assists and six rebounds. For the Nets, meanwhile, young power forward Thomas Robinson exploded for a 14 - point, 13 - rebound double - double. With no Thaddeus Young, the youngster showed promise on both ends, also nabbing five steals on the defensive side of things. Ultimately, however, the Nets shot just a dismal 36 percent from the field and an even more paltry 17 percent from beyond the arc. The team remains fourteenth in the East with almost no chance of upping its standing before the season's end. Brooklyn will host the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, while New York will play host to the Indiana Pacers.
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