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Nets top Knicks in battle of New York

Nov 8, 2014 - 5:21 AM Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Deron Williams had 29 points and six assists as the Brooklyn Nets routed the New York Knicks 110-99 on Friday night.

Brook Lopez posted 20 points and nine rebounds, while Joe Johnson added 18 points and seven boards for the Nets, who have won three of their last four games since dropping their opener at Boston.

Brooklyn was 14-of-24 from beyond the arc.

"The shooting was spectacular," Nets coach Lionel Hollins said.

Carmelo Anthony netted 19 points, but was just 5-of-20 from the field for New York, which has lost three in a row.

"Hats off to them, they did a great job breaking down our defense. Gotta give them credit," Knicks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. said.

After Cole Aldrich's layup pulled the Knicks within 37-30 midway through the second, Brooklyn went on an 11-2 run to seize control of the contest.

Williams netted five points during the surge and Mirza Teletovic, who added four, capped it with a layup to increase the Nets' advantage to 48-32.

Brooklyn led by at least double digits the rest of the way.

It took a 55-42 cushion into the break and headed into the fourth with an 86-68 spread.

The Nets led by as many as 22 in the final frame.

Game Notes

Brooklyn shot 51.4 percent (38-of-74) from the field ... Teletovic finished with 18 points off the bench ... The Knicks shot 41.1 percent (37-of-90) ... Brooklyn tallied 16 points off 15 New York turnovers.