NEW YORK _ The battle of New York was no battle. Again.
The Knicks completed a four-game season sweep of the Nets on Tuesday night with a 111-95 victory at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks led by as many as 25 points in the third quarter and held off the Nets behind 28 points from Kristaps Porzingis and 20 points and 20 rebounds from Enes Kanter.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 15 points and Michael Beasley had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks (23-28).
Kanter put up a double-double (10 points, 11 rebounds) in the first half alone as the Knicks raced to a 20-point halftime lead.
In going 4-0 against Brooklyn, the Knicks won by an average of 14.8 points. The closest game was the Knicks' 111-104 victory on Dec. 14 at Barclays Center.
The Nets, who lost their fourth in a row, were led by DeMarre Carroll's 13 points. Four other players scored in double digits. Brooklyn (18-33) was once again without the injured Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (strained right groin) and Caris Le Vert (sore left knee).
The Knicks lost guard Ron Baker to a right shoulder injury with 2:46 to go in the first quarter after he was inadvertently kicked by Carroll while defending the leaping Nets forward.
The Nets scored the first points of the game when former Knick Quincy Acy hit a 3-pointer 39 seconds into the game. It was Brooklyn's only lead of the night.
Porzingis scored eight points in the first quarter and Kanter added six as the Knicks established their dominance early. They led 30-22 after one quarter and quickly watched that lead balloon to 20 by the end of the half.
The Knicks led 42-24 when Nets coach Kenny Atkinson called a regrouping timeout with 7:48 left in the second after a virtually uncontested floater by Trey Burke. The Nets went on a 10-0 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes, but the Knicks got the lead back up to 13 before scoring the final seven points of the half.
First, Porzingis hit a 3-pointer off a feed from Kanter. Then Porzingis hit a pair of free throws to give him 18 points for the half. Jarrett Jack hit a jumper with 8.4 seconds left to make it 61-41.
The final first-half ignominy for the Nets was Kanter blocking Acy's jumper with one second left.
More of the same in the third quarter: The Knicks led 86-69 entering the fourth before the Nets made the final score closer than the game really was.
The Knicks take their two-game win streak to Boston on Wednesday. The Nets will play their first home game since Jan. 19 when they host the 76ers.
