Knicks 101 Nets 99. Nets fall to 16-9

12-1 at home. 4-8 on the road. And since Madison Square Garden is about 10 miles from the Continental Arena, I barely consider it a road game.

Nets led by 10 midway through the third, then fell apart. Missed shots, bad passes, poor defense, etc. They had a chance to tie with about 8 seconds left, but Kidd missed an off-balance jumper, and three guys missed the put-back.

Kidd shot 10-19, and 17-18 from the free throw line, for 39 pts to go with 11 assists. Knicks shot 10-17 on three-pointers.

Lakers at home tomorrow. Preview of the finals, Don Corpuzzi? Not the way these teams are playing.