The Knick lead grew to 84-64 late in the third quarter.

Tucker missed the first foul shot and made the second to extend the Knick lead to 124-121.

His heroics began when he drove the length of the floor for a layup that cut the Knick lead to a single point.

If he made that shot, the Knick lead splurges to 52-42.

He had 15 in the first quarter to pave the way for a 36-31 Knick lead.

That spurt extended an 11-point Knick lead to 29, 117-88.

Pierce hit one of two free throws with 66 seconds left to cut the Knick lead to a point.

The Celtic power forward missed the first free throw and made the second to slice the Knick lead to 1 point.

When Rivers hit Smith inside, the Knick lead was restored to 57-44 at the half.

After the halftime ceremony, the Nets scored the first 8 points to reduce the Knick lead to 4.