Ron Mercer scored 30 points on 12 of 18 shooting, and grabbed 10 rebounds, but the Nets fell to the Knicks by 7 Tuesday night at the Meadowlands. The Nets are now 3-4 and play their final preseason game Thurdsday against Philadelphia.
- Boxscore - NBA
- Knicks 86, Nets 79 - AP
- Looks like role reversal - Greg Logan - New York Newsday
- Misgivings in New Jersey; Hope at the Garden - Howard Beck - New York Times