The Brooklyn Nets take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.

The Nets (6-6) come into Wednesday's contest starting to pick up a bit of momentum, as they've prevailed in three of their past five games. Brooklyn's most recent success came Tuesday night, when they toppled the Denver Nuggets by a 122-116 score. Kevin Durant paced the Nets with 34 points, complementing them with 13 assists and nine rebounds. Caris LeVert turned in 20 points, six assists and five rebounds. Bruce Brown delivered 16 points six rebounds, three assists and three blocks. Joe Harris furnished 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot finished with 11 points.

The Nets will continue without Kyrie Irving (personal), Tyler Johnson (COVID-19 protocols) and Nicolas Claxton (knee) on Wednesday.

The Knicks (5-6) appeared to be building some serious momentum recently with a three-game winning streak that pushed their record to 5-3. However, New York has followed that up with a three-game skid, with their most recent loss a 109-88 stumble against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. Kevin Knox led the way with 19 points, complementing them with five boards, two assists and one block. Elfrid Payton followed with 15 points, adding six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Austin Rivers supplied 13 points, four boards, one assist and one steal. Mitchell Robinson generated a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double that also included two steals and two blocks. R.J. Barrett and Julius Randle put up matching 11-point, five-assist tallies, with Barrett also pulling down nine rebounds.

The Knicks will list Reggie Bullock (hip) as doubtful for Wednesday's game, while Alec Burks (ankle), Frank Ntilikina (knee) and Obi Toppin (calf) will remain out.

Wednesday's contest marks the only meeting between the teams this season. The Nets and Knicks split the four-game 2019-20 season series.