Nets, Knicks face off with seasons going in opposite directions

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For the first time this season, the Brooklyn Nets will take the 6-mile trip across the East River to face their longtime rivals, the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

For the free-falling Nets (26-44), the matchup will be more about pride than anything with just 12 games leftin the season.

Following Thursday's 115-108 road loss to the Milwaukee Buck