The New York teams had a great evening on Monday. The Nets and the Knicks have indeed both won. Brooklyn went to win in Sacramento (136-125), while New York defeated Atlanta (123-112). For both of them, this is a third consecutive success.
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By winning in California, the Brooklyn Nets now threaten the Philadelphia Sixers, leaders of the Eastern Conference, but beaten for the third time in a row, Monday, at the Utah Jazz (134-123). There is only one victory left between the two teams.
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40 points for Irving, triple-double for Harden
At the break, Brooklyn had a narrow lead (74-68). But, returning from the locker room, the Nets suddenly accelerated, passing a nasty 20-0 to the Kings (82-80, 28th; 102-80, 33rd). In the last quarter, the New York franchise was not worried, even widening the gap (128-100, 42nd), before Sacramento reduced the score late in the game.
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Kyrie Irving and James Harden have been the main architects of Brooklyn’s success, each with impressive stats. The first scored 40 points (15/22 shoots including 9/11 three points), while the second cracked a new triple-double (29 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists). With 27 successful 3-pointers in total, the Nets set the new franchise record.
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Touched a calf, Kevin Durant did not play. For his part, the French Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot played 24 minutes, for 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. In the ranks of the Kings, three players have passed the 20 point mark: Hassan Whiteside (26 points, 16 rebounds), Cory Joseph (22) and Buddy Hield (21).
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Randle punching with New York
At the same time, the Knicks dominated Atlanta (123-112). New York got off to a good start, leading 39-28 after the first quarter, but at the break, the Hawks had made up most of their delay and were only three points behind (66-63).
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They even took the hand back from the locker room (81-74, 30th). The Knicks then returned to the lead at the end of the third quarter, but only escaped the scoring in the dying minutes of the game.
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New York built its victory around an impressive Julius Randle, author of 44 points (14/22 shooting including 7/13 three points). RJ Barrett (21 points) and Immanuel Quickley (16) were also prominent in the Knicks ranks. The Atlanta Hawks were able to count on Trae Young (23 points) and Clint Capela (15 points, 18 rebounds).
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