Tip-off: Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. ET
Line: Brooklyn -6.5, Total: 192.5

The Knicks look to close out their disappointing season on a high note Tuesday night with a victory over the in-state rival Nets.

New York is eliminated from the playoffs after a horrible season, but the club has won two straight games and will look to close out its final two games with pride. The team is coming off a 100-89 home victory over the Bulls on Sunday and has now won-and-covered in five of its past seven contests. Brooklyn, on the other hand, is coming off a 97-88 home win over the Magic on Tuesday that snapped a two-game losing skid. But the Nets are already set in their playoff position and have been resting their starters to have them fresh when it matters most. SF Carmelo Anthony (shoulder) is doubtful for the Knicks, who are 2-1 (SU and ATS) in three games against the Nets this season. New York is 6-4 SU against Brooklyn over the past three seasons, including 3-1 SU at Barclays Center. The Nets, however, are 5-4-1 ATS overall in this series over the past three seasons and have covered in two of the four games they’ve played at home during that timeframe. Over the past three seasons, the Knicks are 22-12 ATS in April games, but Brooklyn is 8-2 ATS revenging a loss versus an opponent who beat them by double-digits.

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The Knicks are coming off of a home win over the Bulls, but that could ultimately end up being the last game that SF Carmelo Anthony (27.4 PPG, 8.1 RPG) ever plays in a Knicks uniform. Anthony had 17 points (7-of-13 FG) in just 28 minutes, and could sit out the team's back-to-back games to close out the season. SG Tim Hardaway Jr. (10.0 PPG) led the team in scoring on Sunday with 20 points (5-of-12 FG) and also came away with three steals. In three meetings with the Nets this season, Hardaway Jr. is averaging 13.3 PPG in 24.0 MPG. With the Knicks' season coming to an end, the team will look to get their young stud plenty of minutes as a way to improve, and have him feeling confident for next season. This should also mean some extended minutes for SG Iman Shumpert (6.7 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 1.2 SPG). Shumpert had 10 points and seven rebounds in the win over Chicago, and is averaging 9.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG and 2.4 SPG over the past five games. In three games against the Nets this season, he’s averaging 10.7 PPG in just 22.3 MPG. SG J.R. Smith (14.3 PPG) finished the season on an extremely high note and will look to keep that up against the Nets as well. Over the past five games, last season's Sixth Man of the Year is averaging 24.0 PPG in 35.8 MPG.

The Nets are coming off a 97-88 win, and right now they’re playing strictly for momentum heading into the postseason. In that win over Orlando, PF Mirza Teletovic (8.6 PPG, 3.7 RPG) had 20 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes of play. PG Deron Williams (14.4 PPG, 6.2 APG) played 35 minutes in the win over Orlando and he finished with 16 points, five assists and four steals. It was a great sign for the Nets because Williams was dealing with tendinitis in his knee this week and sat out of Friday night’s loss to the Hawks. He is averaging 12.5 PPG in two games against the Knicks this season. SF Paul Pierce (13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG) played 19 minutes against the Magic and finished with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists to go along with three steals in just 19 minutes. Pierce has struggled against the Knicks this season, averaging just 5.5 PPG in 26.5 MPG in the two games he’s played in the series. PF Mason Plumlee (7.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG) has been one of the most consistent players for the Nets all season and has taken his game to a new level with an increase in minutes. Over the past five games, Plumlee is averaging 14.8 PPG, 7.0 RPG and 1.0 BPG in 27.0 MPG. He will need to play well if the Nets are going to come away with this win at home.