Nets End 14-game Skid vs Rockets, Clinch Playoffs

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Brooklyn Nets clinched a playoff berth by beating the
Houston Rockets for the first time in eight years, getting 32 points from Joe
Johnson in a 105-96 victory on Tuesday night.

Shaun Livingston added 17 points for the Nets, who extended their home winning
streak to 14 games, longest in their NBA history and tops in the league this
season. They also pulled within 11/2 games of Toronto and Chicago for the No. 3
seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets ended a 14-game skid against Houston with their first victory in the
series since March 13, 2006. The Nets hadn’t defeated the Rockets at home since
March 31, 2003, when they were still playing in East Rutherford, N.J.

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