New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets Match Player Stats On Jan 15, 2018

Michael Beasley added 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Knicks, who opened a seven-game road trip by outscoring the Nets 36-23 in the final 12 minutes.

Beasley, whose minutes were reduced the previous two games because of Tim Hardaway Jr's return from a leg injury, shot 10 of 18 as the Knicks rested Hardaway. He also grabbed 10 rebounds.

The forward helped the Knicks gain separation after DeMarre Carroll hit a buzzer-beating jumper in the third quarter to cut New York's lead to 83-81.

Beasley scored seven points in the first 5:07 of the fourth until Porzingis returned. The Knicks scored the first 11 points of the fourth and opened the quarter with an 18-7 spurt until Porzingis returned.

Porzingis helped the Knicks finish off their fifth road win and third against the Nets with a dunk that made it 109-90 with 5:02 remaining.

Carroll led the Nets with 22 points and nine rebounds and his buzzer-beater capped a slow-moving third quarter that featured a combined 20 fouls and 36 free throws.

Reserve Caris LeVert added 20 and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson contributed 16 but the Nets shot 36.8 percent (32 of 87), missed 10 of their first 13 shots in the fourth quarter and lost for the fifth time in six games.

The Knicks took a 26-24 lead in the final seconds of the first quarter on a layup by Beasley. They began pulling away midway through the second quarter with a 13-2 run that gave the Knicks a 46-34 lead on a Beasley hook shot with 4:04 remaining.

New York carried a 52-42 lead into the half when rookie Frank Ntilikina hit two free throws after getting fouled by rookie Jarrett Allen, who blocked the guard's drive through the lane with 26.4 seconds remaining.

--Field Level Media