Lopez, Nets spoil Williams’ big night. Nets 110 – Knicks 104
The Knicks had their white jerseys and the crowd on their side. What didn’t made it a home game was the Barclays Center floor. In spite of all this, the Knicks played a totally different game to the one they played a night before.
Without Carmelo Anthony, who was rested following the ankle injury a night before, and they had a hard time in stopping the Nets from scoring.
The Lopez duel was won by Brook, who outscored his twin brother, Robin Lopez 20-9. Robin, however, won the rebounding battle 12-8.
Lance Thomas, who replaced Anthony in the lineup was 2-10 from the field and finished the game with just 6 points.
Derrick Williams on the other hand, tied his career high, dropping 31 points and adding 7 rebounds off the bench. Williams was 11-17 from the field and was the key factor for New York, keeping the Knicks alive after every Nets run.
Kristaps Porzingis logged another double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds while Jose Calderon and Arron Afflalo combined for 34 buckets.
Former Knick, Shane Larkin scored 17 points off the bench and dished 5 assists.
| # | TEAM | W | L | % | GB |
| 1 |  | 60 | 22 | 0.732 | 0.000 |
| 2 |  | 56 | 26 | 0.683 | 4.000 |
| 3 |  | 53 | 29 | 0.646 | 7.000 |
| 4 |  | 52 | 30 | 0.634 | 8.000 |
| 5 |  | 46 | 36 | 0.561 | 14.000 |
| Standings | |||||
| Jun 13: | 90 - 94 | W | @ |  |
| Jun 10: | 107 - 106 | W | vs | |
| Jun 08: | 111 - 115 | L | vs | |
| Jun 05: | 104 - 105 | W | @ | |
| Jun 03: | 95 - 105 | W | @ | |
| May 25: | 93 - 130 | W | @ | |
| May 23: | 108 - 121 | W | @ | |
| May 21: | 109 - 93 | W | vs | |
| May 19: | 115 - 104 (OT) | W | vs | |
| May 10: | 114 - 144 | W | @ |  |
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