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Jason Kidd, left, who had 18 points, including the deciding 3-pointer with 24.1 seconds left, and Tyson Chandler celebrating for the Knicks, now 16-5.
Jason Kidd planted himself 26 feet from the basket, and Jerry Stackhouse charged, two gray-bearded basketball veterans on a collision course, quite literally. Kidd fired, Stackhouse clipped him and a frenzied rivalry got a little more frenzied.
Kidd's 3-pointer swished with 24.1 seconds left, sending half of the Barclays Center crowd into delirium and the other half into despair. He missed the free throw, but Kidd's shot was enough, sending the Knicks to a 100-97 victory over the Nets in the second edition of the battle of the boroughs.
Gerald Wallace and Deron Williams both missed 3-pointers on the Nets' frantic final possession. When the buzzer sounded, Kidd pumped his fist and jumped into the embrace of J. R. Smith — an image that demonstrated that these games between New York's new rivals matter much more than anyone admits, although Kidd later played down the game's significance.
"It's just another game," he said. "I'm too old for that."
For the losing team, though, the result seemed to sting.
"That hurts," said Andray Blatche, who started for the injured Brook Lopez. "That hurts. It was a real tough-fought battle. We had the game won."
Kidd, who missed the first game between these teams — an overtime victory by the Nets — made his presence felt, finishing with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony dominated the evening, scoring 45 points as the Nets (11-9) were dealt their fifth straight loss. The Knicks, who lead the Eastern Conference, improved to 16-5.
Nets Coach Avery Johnson chose not to call timeout after Kidd's basket, saying: "Sometimes in those situations you can get better 3s than you do if you call a timeout. We got a couple of 3s. We'll live with our guys that took those 3s."
The Nets dominated the paint by a 48-20 margin, but the Knicks again thrived with their 3-point shooting, making 14 of 28 shots, including Kidd's winner. Kidd struck six times from behind the arc, and Anthony five times.
Blatche finished with a season-high 23 points for the Nets. Williams had 18 points and 10 assists, and Reggie Evans had a season-high 18 rebounds.
The Knicks wiped out a 7-point deficit in the fourth quarter, tying the score at 91-91 on a Kidd 3-pointer. The Nets never led again, but the game was tied three more times.
Blatche was called for a late basket-interference call that some Nets disputed, but he said his biggest regret was giving up the offensive rebound that led to Kidd's winning shot.
"Tyson Chandler made a good play by tapping the ball out and gave them a second chance," Blatche said, "and that's on me."
The Knicks cut a 16-point deficit to 4 by halftime, then took their first lead, 54-53, early in the third quarter on a Raymond Felton jumper. The Nets promptly surged back, taking a 10-point lead on a rally led by Blatche, C. J. Watson and Joe Johnson. They led by 79-74 heading into the fourth.
Rasheed Wallace, who missed the Knicks' last game because of a sore left foot, returned to the rotation and scored 8 points.
When these teams first met last month, the Nets enjoyed a palpable home-court advantage, with about 70 percent of the crowd screeching their support and drowning out every pro-Knicks chant. This time, the arena was evenly split, and the Knicks fans roared with fervor.
The "Brooklyn" chants still boomed, but at times the arena sounded like Madison Square Garden.
Knicks fans loudly booed the Nets during introductions, serenaded Rasheed Wallace with "Sheed" chants and roared for Anthony's 3-pointers. The loudest "deee-fense" chants came when the Nets had the ball.
The Knicks clearly needed the encouragement, as they allowed the Nets to shoot nearly 60 percent in the first half.
This edition of the rivalry again drew a large share of the city's celebrity population. Spike Lee was present, in full Knicks gear, along with Rosie Perez, Mike D. of the Beastie Boys, Michael Rapaport and Itzhak Perlman. Mikhail D. Prokhorov, the Nets' owner, watched from his suite.
The Nets converted 9 of their first 12 shots, most of them in the lane, and took a stunning 21-5 lead in the opening minutes. Blatche led the early attack, slipping through the lane for 12 points in the first quarter. The Knicks hit just 6 of 21 shots in the period, although Anthony kept them afloat with 8 points.
Anthony rallied the Knicks with a 14-point second quarter as they whittled the lead to single digits. Felton hit a short jumper, Chandler followed with a driving dunk and Anthony hit a 3-pointer, his third of the quarter, as the Knicks cut the deficit. Anthony closed the half with an easy driving layup past Gerald Wallace, and the Nets took a 53-49 lead into halftime.
In this game, it was the Nets who were missing a key piece: Lopez, who sat out his sixth straight game while recovering from a sprained foot. Lopez was key in the Nets' first victory over the Knicks, contributing 22 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
The Nets have been careful not to pin their recent woes on Lopez's absence, but Avery Johnson conceded the obvious: They miss him badly, especially on defense.
"It is tough," Johnson said before tipoff. "A lot of games, Brook has been our best player and one of our most consistent players." He added, "He's not going to be back there to save us when we gamble, so we've got to be a lot more disciplined defensively."
REBOUNDS
Although Brook Lopez scrimmaged with the Nets on Monday, team officials determined he was not ready for a game yet. He will also be held out of Wednesday's game in Toronto but will work out on Thursday and be re-evaluated then. Lopez's recovery has been slower than expected, but team officials continue to play down any concern about his long-term health. ... Deron Williams was named the recipient of the N.B.A.'s community assist award for November, in part for his work helping families affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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