The Nets (33 - 40) took down the lowly Knicks (14 - 60) in a 100 - 98 thriller at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The Nets went into halftime up five points, a lead they extended to fourteen by the end of the third quarter. But the Knicks came to life in the fourth, outscoring the Nets 27 - 15. Cleanthony Early caught fire, scoring all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter. He hit a three - pointer with one minute remaining that tied the score 98 - 98. Brooklyn's Brook Lopez grabbed his own rebound and scored with only two seconds left on the clock, giving the Nets a two - point lead. Cleanthony Early was unable to hit a 26 - foot desperation three - pointer as time expired. Deron Williams was the Nets' leading scorer with 26 points (11 - 21 FG, 4 - 7 3Pt), to go with seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 34 minutes. Brook Lopez had 18 points (9 - 15 FG), seven rebounds, one assist and five blocks in 34 minutes. Wednesday marks the first time Lopez has failed to score at least 20 points in his last eight games. Thaddeus Young (knee) contributed 12 points (5 - 9 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt), nine rebounds, two assists and one block in 34 minutes. Andrea Bargnani was the Knicks' leading scorer with 22 points (9 - 16 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt), to go with five rebounds and one block in 27 minutes. Langston Galloway contributed 13 points (5 - 12 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt), five rebounds, four assists and three steals in 32 minutes. Cleanthony Early came off the bench to score 14 points (6 - 11 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt), to go with six rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks in 27 minutes. The Nets have extended their winning streak to five games. They've won nine of their last 11. Brooklyn is currently the eight seed in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the ninth place Celtics. The Knicks are last place in the East, elminated from playoff contention. With Wednesday's victory, the Nets have completed the season series sweep of the Knicks, 40.
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