Julius Randle and the New York Knicks blew a golden opportunity to beat the hobbling Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets’ Big 3 was reduced to only Kyrie Irving after James Harden joined Kevin Durant at the sidelines with a hamstring soreness four minutes into the game. Blake Griffin also took an off night in the second game of a back-to-back schedule.
No problem for the Nets.
Irving carried the offensive load with a 40-point masterpiece while his supporting cast clawed and scrapped to complete their comeback and regular-season sweep the Knicks, 114-112, on Monday night at the Barclays Center.