Texarkana Gazette

Nets top Knicks, 112-104

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NEW YORK—Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 20 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 112-104 win over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.

Allen Crabbe scored 17 points, Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Joe Harris added 11 as Brooklyn won its second straight game. The Nets improved to 10-8.

Enes Kanter led the Knicks (8-19) with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Allonzo Trier had 15 points off the bench, Emmanuel Mudiay chipped in with 13 points and Damyean Dotson and Mario Hezonja each added 12 for New York, which has lost three straight and five of six.

Brooklyn was coming off an emotional overtime win over Toronto on Friday, while the Knicks hadn’t played since Thursday. In this game, it was the Nets who were the better, more in-sync squad.

The Nets used crisp passing to create open open shots when they were not driving the lane for layups and drawing fouls.

Brooklyn made 48.9 percent of its shots from the field (43 for 88) and 50 percent of its 3s (11 for 22).

New York, meanwhile, knocked down 47 percent of its shots (39 for 83), but missed 18 of 26 from 3-point range (30.8 percent).

Each team shot 60 percent from the free throw line. Brooklyn made 15 of 25 from the line, while the Knicks were 18 for 30.

The Nets led by 10 points, 56-46, at halftime and extended their lead to as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter.

PACERS 107, KINGS 97

INDIANAPOL­IS— Thaddeus Young had a season-high 20 points and nine rebounds, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points to help Indiana beat Sacramento.

Playing their 10th straight game without injured All-Star Victor Oladipo, the Pacers relied on defense and scoring balance. Myles Turner contribute­d nine points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots, while Domantas Sabonis and Darren Collison each scored 14 points.

Buddy Hield scored 20 points for the Kings.

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