The Killer 3s: Kidd, Melo shoot down Nets as Knicks take Barclays rematch
It was the unkindest cut of all.
Jason Kidd, the original face of the Brooklyn Nets, made his Downtown debut a memorable one Tuesday night at the Barclays Center, drilling what proved to be the game-winning 3-point dagger with 24 seconds remaining to lift the Knicks to a stirring 100-97 victory over our borough’s suddenly slumping franchise before a bi-partisan sellout crowd of 17,732 on the corners of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues.
Kidd, who led New Jersey to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances in 2002-03, was the Nets’ undisputed superstar nearly a decade ago when the team first announced its plans to become Brooklyn’s first major pro sports franchise since the Dodgers left for Los Angeles in 1957. The now 39-year-old future Hall of Famer was instead traded to Dallas in 2007 and eventually helped the Mavericks win their first-ever world championship four years later.