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Nets jump over Knicks in playoff race after stunner in Denver

Spencer Dinwiddie dished out a career-high 16 assists as he set the table for the Brooklyn Nets’ rousing road win against West’s top seed.

Seven Nets players scored in double figures for the Nets who survived the Denver Nuggets’ frenetic rally to book a 122-120 upset win Sunday on the road.

It was the Nets’ fifth win in six games as they kept their stranglehold of the fifth seed in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race.

The Knicks, who will face the streaking Los Angeles Lakers late Sunday night, now trail the Nets half-game in the standings.