Durant leads big rally at MSG as Nets storm past Knicks

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The Nets swept the four-game season series and beat the Knicks for the seventh straight time Wednesday, their longest winning streak in the local rivalry since taking a franchise-record 11 in a row from 1984-86.

— Kevin Durant loves being part of New York's basketball rivalry, even finds it funny when he hears from the opposing fans.Durant had 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, leading theback from 21 points down to a 110-98 victory Wednesday night that strengthened their chances of the best spot possible next week in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.

After watching the Nets come back from 28 down when he was hurt in their last visit to Madison Square Garden, Durant scored 23 points in the second half to fuel this comeback that pulled Brooklyn within a game of Cleveland for seventh place in the East. It appeared it would go the Knicks' way most of the night, and they were still ahead by 18 with under four minutes left in the third quarter. But Brooklyn cut it to 10 by the end of the period, then opened the fourth with a 15-2 spurt to storm into the lead.

Durant improved to 20-3 against the Knicks and has won won 12 straight games against the Knicks that he played in, with the last loss in 2013 in Oklahoma City. He said he still gets asked by Knicks fans why he decided not to join them when he left Golden State.

 

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