Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
The Knicks and Nets squared off in Brooklyn for the first time on Monday night.
New York turned on itself Monday night, its basketball loyalties divided and contorted and scattered about, its sanity tested and every breath exhausted until one word reverberated in the air.
"Broook-lynnn," came the chants, signaling the start of a new rivalry and the official arrival of the Nets, who ground their way through four quarters and overtime to take a 96-89 victory over the Knicks at Barclays Center, in the first N.B.A. game ever between two New York City teams.
Deron Williams put the finishing touches on the game, with two free throws, accompanied by a booming "M.V.P." chant late in overtime. He finished with 16 points and a season-high 14 assists — as many as the entire Knicks roster. Brook Lopez scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the Nets (9-4) pulled even with the Knicks (9-4) atop the Atlantic Division standings.
"We didn't win the championship of New York," Williams said. "We won a game against a division rival and it was a great game for us."The Knicks and Nets have not shared first place this far into a season since Nov 30, 1997. The Nets have not held a share of first with at least 13 games played since Nov. 26, 2006.
Carmelo Anthony, Brooklyn-born but Baltimore-raised, celebrated his first professional game in the borough with 35 points, though he struggled from the field (11 for 25) and was just 2 for 9 in the fourth period and overtime
The Nets scored 8 straight points in overtime — including a 3-pointer from Jerry Stackhouse and 3 straight points from Gerald Wallace — taking a 92-86 lead with 2 minutes 20 seconds left. That was enough.
The Knicks were plagued by poor offense all night, with Raymond Felton going 3 for 19 from the field and Rasheed Wallace going 2 for 11.
The Nets had an 81-76 lead with 3:57 left in regulation. Anthony hit a 3-pointer, sparking an 8-0 run capped by Tyson Chandler's thundering put back dunk, as the Knicks took an 84-81 lead with 1:38 to go.
Brook Lopez tied the game with a free throw with 24.1 seconds, but he missed his second foul shot. Anthony missed an 8-footer in the final seconds, and Williams missed a 48-foot heave with time expiring.
These teams had met 167 times before, across 36 N.B.A. seasons, in New Jersey and Nassau and arenas in between, but never as intracity rivals. This was different, and every soul in the building knew it.
The Knicks have the rich history, the deep roots and the broad fan base. The Nets have a borough, and aspirations to chip away at the Knicks' market dominance.
"I think it's just as important for them," Coach Avery Johnson said of the Knicks, "because if we're so much the new kid on the block and we're trying to come in and gain some territorial rights, I think they're going to try to do everything they can to push back."
Neither team led by more than 7 points through the first three quarters. The Knicks held a 66-59 advantage late in the third and seemed poised to pull away. The Nets answered decisively, with an 11-1 run that bled into the fourth.
The vibe could best be described as confused — a clash of conflicting emotions and colors and chants. Dots of orange and blue peeked through a sea of black and white. The Nets got the biggest, loudest roars — but the taunts directed at them were loud and forceful and unmistakable.
The arena percolated with chants of "Broook-lyn." Then an "M.V.P." chant for Anthony. Then boos for the "M.V.P." chant. Nets fans mocked Chandler with a chorus of "overrated." Knicks fans serenaded Rasheed Wallace with chants of "Sheeeed."
Stackhouse, who had 14 points off the bench, said the Knicks " had a good contingent in there, but I thought it was still a Brooklyn crowd," He added, "We're building, man. We're not going to make this game no more than what it really is. It's another win toward where were trying to go."
All things considered, it was a vast improvement over Newark and East Rutherford. The Hudson River rivalry had become the East River rivalry, with all new stakes. The Nets called it "The Clash of the Boroughs," a phrase that was splashed across black T-shirts distributed to every fan.
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