NEW YORK (AP) — Landry Shamet scored a season-high 29 points, playing starter's minutes after replacing Mikal Bridges just 6 seconds into the game, and the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 113-105 on Sunday.
Bridges started the game to extend his consecutive games streak to 556, having never missed a game in his NBA or college career. After the Knicks lost the jump ball, he committed a foul and left the game.
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New York Knicks guard Pacome Dadiet and Brooklyn Nets guard Keon Johnson (45) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa (5) dunks past Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) and Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward P.J. Tucker (17) and Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford (9) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) checks out and returns to the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa (5) dunks past Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) and Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Bridges was the only starter who played for the Knicks, who rested Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and OG Anunoby before the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference opens the playoffs against No. 6 Detroit next weekend.
Cam Payne added 21 points and Precious Achiuwa had 18 for the Knicks, who beat the Nets for the 10th straight time and finished the season 51-31.
Tyrese Martin and Trendon Watford each scored 20 points for the Nets, who finished 26-56.
Knicks: Coach Tom Thibodeau opted to rest his regulars and avoid potential injury, rather than give them a chance to find some rhythm after the Knicks had acknowledged not playing well and needing to fix things after dropping their previous three games this week.
Nets: Brooklyn had already shut down most of its top players for the season long before Sunday.
Bridges played 2 seconds longer in the regular-season finale at Barclays Center than he did two years ago, when he was playing for the Nets. He committed a foul and checked out after 4 seconds of that game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The all-time series was tied through last season. The Knicks' sweep in 2024-25 puts them up 111-107.
The Knicks will wait to learn whether Game 1 against the Pistons will be Saturday or Sunday. The Nets await their results in next month's draft lottery.
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New York Knicks guard Pacome Dadiet and Brooklyn Nets guard Keon Johnson (45) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa (5) dunks past Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) and Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward P.J. Tucker (17) and Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford (9) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) checks out and returns to the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
New York Knicks forward Precious Achiuwa (5) dunks past Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) and Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and glide bombs hit Zaporizhzhia, local authorities said Tuesday, as the Kremlin again warned that negotiators are unlikely to obtain a swift breakthrough in peace talks on the war.
Ukrainian, British, French and U.S. officials are due to meet in London on Wednesday to discuss the war. Anticipation is building over whether diplomatic efforts can stop more than three years of fighting since Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. Hostility has run deep since Russia invaded and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014.
U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that negotiations were “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the war. That came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the U.S. might soon back away from negotiations if they don't progress.
Rubio has suggested that Wednesday's meeting could be decisive in determining whether the Trump administration continues its involvement.
But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cautioned that “the settlement issue is so complex that it would be wrong to put some tight limits to it and try to set some short time frame for a settlement, a viable settlement — it would be a thankless task."
Western analysts say Moscow is in no rush to conclude peace talks because it has battlefield momentum and wants to capture more Ukrainian land.
Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for an immediate and full 30-day halt in the fighting by imposing far-reaching conditions.
Odesa came under a “massive attack” by Russian drones overnight, injuring at least three people, the head of the regional administration, Oleh Kiper, wrote on his Telegram page.
A residential building in a densely populated urban area, civilian infrastructure and an educational facility were hit, he said.
Later Tuesday, Russia hit the southern city of Zaporizhzhia with two massive aerial glide bombs — a retrofitted Soviet weapon that for months has used to lay waste to eastern Ukraine.
The attack killed a 69-year-old woman and injured 24 people, including four children, according to regional governor Ivan Fedorov.
Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said there are no plans for talks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to halt strikes on civilian facilities. He said Moscow is prepared to consider such a step but noted that reaching an agreement could take time.
“While talking about civilian infrastructure, it’s necessary to clearly define when such facilities can be a military target and when they can’t,” he said. “If a military meeting is held there, is it a civilian facility? It is. But is it a military target? Yes, it is. There are some nuances here that need to be discussed.”
The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 54 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, marking a resumption of long-range attacks that have blasted civilian areas and sown terror.
Russia has stepped up its use of Shahed drones, expanding its production of the weapon and refining its tactics, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said in a recent analysis.
After Putin declared a unilateral ceasefire on Saturday, Ukraine said it was ready to reciprocate but said Russian attacks continued. Zelenskyy asserted that Russia violated the ceasefire more than 2,900 times.
The Associated Press was unable to verify whether a ceasefire was in place along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line.
Meanwhile, both Russia and Ukraine are preparing for the spring-summer military campaign, Ukrainian and Western officials say.
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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - People try to give first aid to an injured civilian at a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
A car burns near a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
A residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
A woman walks in front of a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
Paramedics carry an injured woman to an ambulance near a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
A police officer calms an injured dog near a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
A police officer comforts an injured woman near a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
A multi-storey building is seen damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
Police officers evacuate a woman from a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
Rescue workers inspect a multi-storey building damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighbourhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
A man checks the dead body of his neighbor near a multi-story building damaged by a Russian strike on residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
Police officers calm an injured dog while a dead body lies near a multi-story building damaged by a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service, Ukrainian servicemen attend an Easter service on their position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Mykola Oliinyk/Ukraine's 93rd Mechanized Brigade via AP)
