Knicks finish sweep of Nets

NEW YORK — Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points, Enes Kanter had 20 points, 20 rebounds and five assists, and the Knicks completed a New York City sweep of the Brooklyn Nets with a 111-95 victory Tuesday night.

The Knicks returned home from their longest road trip of the season in new uniforms but their same old dominance of the Nets, with their fourth victory in four tries this season. They dominated the interior again and swept the series for the first time since 2010-11 — before the rivals shared the same city.

Kanter was 8 of 10 from the field and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 15 points for the Knicks, who went 3-4 on their trip, which started with a victory in Brooklyn on Jan. 15. Michael Beasley finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

They kept up their strong offensive play since then after averaging 111.3 points on the trip, fourth-best in the NBA during that span.

DeMarre Carroll scored 13 points for the Nets, who lost their fourth straight game.

Harden has first 60point triple-double in NBA history: James Harden became the first player in NBA history to score 60 points as part of a tripledouble as the short-handed Houston Rockets beat the Orlando Magic 114-107.

Harden scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to eclipse the 57 points Calvin Murphy scored in 1978 to break Houston’s singlegame scoring record. After Harden broke the record, cameras in the arena showed a shot of Murphy, who works on the television broadcast team, smiling and clapping for the Beard, who also had 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Wizards’ Wall to have left knee surgery: Washington Wizards point guard John Wall will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and could miss much of the rest of the regular season.

Julie Jacobson / Associated Press Knicks guard Courtney Lee puts up a shot Nets guard Nik Stauskas, left, and center Jahlil Okafor during Tuesday’s game in New York.