Brooklyn takes on New York for conference showdown

Brooklyn Nets (1-5, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (2-4, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Knicks -14.5; over/under is 221.5

BOTTOM LINE: New York takes on Brooklyn in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

New York went 53-29 overall, 35-17 in Eastern Conference action and 30-10 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Knicks averaged 116.5 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.1 last season.

Brooklyn went 20-62 overall, 3-13 in Atlantic Division play and 8-33 on the road a season ago. The Nets averaged 105.9 points per game while shooting 44.3% from the field and 34.1% from behind the arc last season.

INJURIES: Knicks: Jose Alvarado: day to day (ankle).

Nets: Egor Demin: out (leg), Mikel Brown Jr.: out (rest).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.