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Nets get back to .500 with 103-101 win over Knicks

The Knicks gave the Nets a run for their money, but Spencer Dinwiddie and company led Brooklyn to another win on Sunday.

For the first time since the Nets won their second game of the 2019-20 season, Brooklyn is back at .500. Oddly enough, the Nets improved to 8-8 by knocking off the same team on Sunday they also beat back on October 25 to get to 1-1: the New York Knicks.

The margin of victory was a bit tighter on Sunday thanks to some clutch plays from the Knicks down the stretch, but the Nets still hung on to win 103-101. Brooklyn has now won each of its last four matchups against New York. All-time, the Nets are 98-99 against the Knicks.

Spencer Dinwiddie continues to be Brooklyn’s most reliable scorer with Kyrie Irving out. He dropped 30 points on the Knicks, going 13-for-14 from the free-throw line.

Dinwiddie has now scored 20-plus points in each of the five games Irving has been absent. He’s currently in the midst of the longest streak of 20-plus point games in his career.

Additionally, Dinwiddie’s 30 points against the Knicks is a career-high against New York.

Taurean Prince led the Nets with 11 rebounds while scoring 14 points, logging his fourth double-double for the Nets. He only had five double-doubles in his career before joining Brooklyn. Prince also led the Nets with five assists.

Jarrett Allen scored 18 and grabbed 10 rebounds. He leads the Nets with six double-doubles this season.

Garrett Temple scored all 12 of his points from behind the arc, going 4-for-8 from deep.

Joe Harris scored 13 and finished 3-for-8 from three, but his best moment of the win may have been on the game’s final play — which Dinwiddie drew up in the huddle with 0.4 seconds left on the clock:

Richard Jefferson elected to retire rather than play for Knicks

Former Nets standout Richard Jefferson didn’t hold back with his criticism of the New York Knicks when they hosted Brooklyn on Saturday.

The New York Knicks have been living off past success for years, yet they’ve remained a major brand in the game because they were New York’s only basketball team.

They’ve received criticism, but the conversation has changed a bit since Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant decided to play for the Brooklyn Nets over the Knicks this past summer. Now it seems everyone is more than happy to join in and criticize James Dolan and his franchise.

Add former Nets forward and YES Network analyst Richard Jefferson to the list of individuals who don’t have a high opinion of the Knicks. During Sunday’s matchup between the Nets and Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Jefferson mentioned the Knicks offered him a contract at the end of his career.

Jefferson felt New York’s interest was a sign he needed to retire:

I refused to play for the Knicks. Like, Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin, they don’t really care. Me, I was the one person that said, ‘Knicks? No, I’ll retire.’ That’s why I retired, they were the one team that offered me a job and I decided to retire. … It’s true, I decied to retire instead of play for the Knicks. … I just knew it was time. When the Knicks were looking for me to play for them, I knew my time in this league was over.

Richard Jefferson absolutely burned the Knicks with a story about his retirement

“I decided to retire instead of playing for the Knicks.”

Richard Jefferson played 17 seasons in the NBA and called it a career back in 2018. But it turned out that the 39-year-old did have the option to extend his NBA career. According to him, it just would have meant that he’d have to play for the Knicks.

Any guesses how that turned out?

Jefferson joined the crew for the YES Network broadcast of Nets-Knicks on Sunday, and he straight-up said that he refused to play for the Knicks.

According to Jefferson, the Knicks were the only team to come calling after his 20-game stint in Denver. Faced with the dreaded reality of playing basketball for the New York Knicks or retire, Jefferson said that he knew his playing days were over. He opted to retire instead.

Jefferson said:

“I refused to play for the Knicks. Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin — they don’t really care. Me — I was the one person that said, ‘Knicks? No. I’ll retire.’ That’s why I retired. They were the one team that offered me a job, and I decided to retire. It’s true. I decided to retire instead of playing for the Knicks. … I just knew it was time. When the Knicks were looking for me to play for them, I knew my time in this league was over.”

Ouch, Richard. After all, Jefferson does know how to kick the Knicks when they’re down.

As awesome as that story is — and trust me, it is great — it shows where the Knicks stand with NBA players today. They went into last offseason hoping to sign Kevin Durant, and they couldn’t even sign an admittedly washed Richard Jefferson. He quite literally wouldn’t take Jim Dolan’s money to be a Knick.

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Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks sports betting odds, with NHL betting picks, tips and best bets.

TheĀ Brooklyn NetsĀ (7-8) visit theĀ New York KnicksĀ (4-12) Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. We analyze the Nets-Knicks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Nets at Knicks: Key injuries

Nets

  • PGĀ Kyrie IrvingĀ (shoulder) out
  • SGĀ Caris LeVertĀ (thumb) out
  • PFĀ Wilson ChandlerĀ (suspended) out

Knicks

  • PGĀ Kadeem AllenĀ (knee) out
  • PGĀ Elfrid PaytonĀ (hamstring) out
  • SGĀ Reggie BullockĀ (neck) out

Nets at Knicks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

Nets 107, Knicks 96

Moneyline (ML)

TheĀ NETS (-139)Ā have enough firepower to easily get past the rival Knicks, even without Irving. The Knicks won’t have much of a home-court advantage and they enter Sunday off of a 111-104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs Saturday at MSG. The Nets haven’t played since winning 116-97 over the Sacramento Kings on Friday.

Brooklyn is 2-5 on the road while New York is 3-5 at home. The Nets won 113-109 in the first meeting between the two this season in Brooklyn. Irving led the way with 26 points and five assists, but four other players scored in double figures for the Nets.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on Brooklyn to win outright fetches a profit of $7.20.

Against the Spread (ATS)

Get slightly better value with theĀ NETS (-1.5, -121) on the spread. They’ll need to win by just two or more points, as they did in late October and in all seven of their victories on the season.

Brooklyn is 7-8 overall ATS and 3-4 ATS on the road. New York is 8-8 overall but just 3-5 at MSG. Only one of the Knicks’ losses this season was by a single point.

Over/Under (O/U)

Take theĀ UNDER 213.5 (-106) as this game is missing the best player for either side in Irving. The Knicks are second-to-last in the league with an Over percentage of just 31.2. They’ve gone 5-11 against the projected totals and fall an average of 3.4 points shy of the number.

The Nets are 7-8 against the O/U but top the projection by 2.4 points on average. Brooklyn will pull away in the fourth quarter against the tired Knicks, but the separation will hinder the point total.

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San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Saturday’s San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks sports betting odds and lines, with NBA betting picks, tips and best bets.

The San Antonio Spurs (5-11) face the New York Knicks (4-11) Saturday night with tip-off coming just after 7:30 pm ET at Madison Square Garden. We analyze the Spurs-Knicks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Spurs at Knicks: Key injuries

Spurs

  • PG Derrick WhiteĀ (foot) out

Knicks

  • PG Elfrid Payton (hamstring) out

Spurs at Knicks: Odds, lines, picks, and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 10:15 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Knicks 107, Spurs 104

Moneyline (ML)

The Spurs have lost nine of their last 10 games while the Knicks have lost seven of their last 10. At least, New York has played a bit better at home while San Antonio has had trouble in the fourth quarter of almost every game during this bad spell. The Spurs have lost eight straight games during their current run.

Our pick is with the KNICKS (+110).

New to sports betting? A $10 wager on New York returns a profit of $11.00 with an outright win.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Neither team has covered spreads well this year, but New York is 3-4 against the spread at home. San Antonio is 2-6 ATS on the road while falling nearly four points below the cover line.

This makes the choice somewhat easier. Back NEW YORK (+1.5, -105). The Knicks can win this outright in a close game.

Over/Under (O/U)

The projected total is set at 220.5. The Knicks average just 101.9 points for per game, with the Spurs averaging 112.9 points per game. It could get dicey but the UNDER (-125)Ā is the better play.

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Ben Simmons hit his first official 3-pointer and NBA fans had lots of jokes

Ben Simmons’ first 3-pointer with the Titanic song is pretty good.

Ben Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 NBA draft, did the once unthinkable Wednesday night as he launched a shot from behind the 3-point line and by golly the darn thing went through the hoop.

Yup, Simmons finally hit the first 3-pointer of his NBA career Wednesday night against the New York Knicks (because of course the Knicks allowed this history to happen).

Simmons hit one 3-pointer during a preseason game against a team from China, which made us all wonder if he’d be able to add this shot to his game this year. But now he has an official 3-pointer under his belt, which who knows how much that could change things for him moving forward.

Here’s the moment NBA fans will never forget:

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LeBron James’ remarkable road to triple-doubles against all 30 NBA teams

LeBron James has triple-doubles against all 30 NBA teams. Here is how he accomplished the feat.

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LeBron James completed the NBA cycle of triple-doubles on Tuesday. He made the Oklahoma City Thunder the 30th team he has accomplished the feat against.

We took a look at how he got there, addressing each of the teams that saw LeBron post a triple-double against it in his amazing career.

Atlanta Hawks

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LeBron and the Cavaliers lost to the Atlanta Hawks by 126-125 in overtime on April 9, 2017. He played 47 minutes and put up a line of 32-16-10 in the defeat.

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Knicks-76ers odds: Philly favored by double digits over New York

Previewing Wednesday’s New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers sports betting odds and lines, with NBA matchup analysis, picks and tips.

The New York Knicks (4-10) visit the Philadelphia 76ers (8-5) Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center. We analyze the Knicks-76ers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Knicks at 76ers: Key injuries

Knicks

  • PGĀ Kadeem AllenĀ (knee) questionable
  • PGĀ Elfrid PaytonĀ (hamstring) out
  • SGĀ Reggie BullockĀ (neck) out

Knicks at 76ers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

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Prediction

76ers 118, Knicks 101

Moneyline (ML)

The Knicks are getting +500 odds as the visitors, which isĀ nearlyĀ too tempting to turn down. New York is even coming off an impressive 123-105 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday, but it heads into Philadelphia with a 1-6 road record and is 0-3 against the Atlantic Division.

The 76ers (-714) are an unimpressive 5-5 over their last 10 games, but they’re a perfect 4-0 at Wells Fargo Center and dropped the same Cavaliers team 114-95 on the road Sunday in their last game. They’ll win this handily at full health in their return home, but there’s too much chalk on the moneyline. We’ll play the spread.

New to sports betting? A $10 bet on the Sixers to win outright returns a profit of just $1.40.

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

The lopsided moneyline is reflected in the spread ofĀ -11.5 (-115)Ā for theĀ SIXERS. Take this bet with a high degree of confidence and expect the hosts to come away with a comfortable win by 12 or more points.

The Knicks are 7-7 against the spread and 4-3 on the road while the Sixers are just 6-6 overall and 2-2 at home. Philly outscores the opposition by an average margin of 3.1 points per game with the Knicks losing by an average of 7.1 points per outing. The hosts are expected to put forward a full lineup Wednesday after handing out rest days of late, and they’ll play their first home game in over a week.

The Knicks lost four of their last five road games by margins greater than 12 points, and they will once again in Philadelphia.

Over/Under (O/U)

Take theĀ OVER 213.5 (-105). The Knicks rank 29th in the NBA with a 4-10 record against the Over/Under and fall an average of four points shy of the projected total while the Sixers are 7-6 against projections and top them by an average of 0.2 points per game.

New York allows 108.9 points per game and Philly gives up 106.7 while scoring 109.8. This will creep just over the line as the 76ers cruise to victory and allow the Knicks to get some easy buckets in garbage time.

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Cavaliers-Knicks odds: Cleveland a short dog at MSG

Previewing Monday’s Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks sports betting odds and lines, with NBA matchup analysis, picks and tips.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (4-8) and New York Knicks (3-10) tangle at Madison Square Garden Monday night at 7 p.m. ET. We analyze the Cavaliers-Knicks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.

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Cavaliers at Knicks: Key injuries

Cavaliers: PF Larry Nance Jr. (thumb) is considered questionable for Monday’s game.

Knicks: C Mitchell Robinson (ankle) is expected to be ready to play, while SG Reggie Bullock (neck) is sidelined until at least early December.

Cavaliers at Knicks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full set of today’s betting odds. Odds last updated at 6:55 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Cavaliers 103, Knicks 99

Moneyline (ML)

The CAVALIERS (+110) are a nice value as short dogs against the Knicks (-134), especially since Cleveland already has a win at New York, 108-87, back on Nov. 10.

New to sports betting? Every $1 wagered on a Cleveland win profits $1.10 if the Cavs prevail. (Ex: Bet $10 to win $11, $20 to win $22, $4.76 to win $10).

Line/Against the Spread (ATS)

Take the CAVALIERS (+2.5, –115), as they’re 5-2 against the spread in the past seven games on the road, and 13-5 ATS in the past 18 on the second end of a back-to-back set.

The Knicks (-2.5, -106) are 0-4 ATS in the past four tries against the Cavs, including Nov. 10, and they’re 1-6 ATS in the past seven tries against Cleveland at MSG. The underdog has hit in four of the past five in this series, too.

Over/under (O/U)

The UNDER 208.5 (-110) is the play for each of these erratic offenses. The under has hit in each of Cleveland’s past five games, including each of the past four on the road, while going 19-8 in its last 27 with no rest. The under is 21-7 in the past 28 for the Knicks at MSG dating back to last season, while going 12-3-1 in the past 16 on one day of rest.

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