Empire Sports Media · Mar 16, 2021
Anti-climactic ending in Atlantic: Knicks’ comeback fall short in Nets’ nest
It was an enthralling match with the trappings of a high-stakes playoff game where the stranglehold of a basketball city so desperate to get back to NBA relevance hung in the balance.
It was the old power New York Knicks against the new order Brooklyn Nets in Atlantic Avenue.
In the end, a controversial call failed to give it a fitting finish as the Nets escaped with a 117-112 win on Monday night.
Kyrie Irving saved the Nets from a complete meltdown with a swipe to Julius Randle’s three-point attempt to send the game into overtime. Randle went down with the ball and dribbled that earned him a traveling call.
It was an anti-climatic finish to a riveting game that had its ebb and flow.
