The Knick lead grew to 84-64 late in the third quarter.
Tucker missed the first foul shot and made the second to extend the Knick lead to 124-121.
His heroics began when he drove the length of the floor for a layup that cut the Knick lead to a single point.
If he made that shot, the Knick lead splurges to 52-42.
He had 15 in the first quarter to pave the way for a 36-31 Knick lead.
That spurt extended an 11-point Knick lead to 29, 117-88.
Pierce hit one of two free throws with 66 seconds left to cut the Knick lead to a point.
The Celtic power forward missed the first free throw and made the second to slice the Knick lead to 1 point.
When Rivers hit Smith inside, the Knick lead was restored to 57-44 at the half.
After the halftime ceremony, the Nets scored the first 8 points to reduce the Knick lead to 4.
