Brooklyn, led by Caraway, got the critical win in today's matchup against Cleveland. After the game, the Brooklyn star was surrounded by would-be interviewers, a not uncommon sight recently as he has moved into a leading role on his team. After taking a few questions, he met his long-time friend, Cleveland's Gill, who had played his heart out during the game only to come up short. "It's always tough when we play, he said. I always like to see him do well, and vice versa. But we can't both come out winners as long as we're on different teams." Rumors continue to circulate about the two friends trying to find their way onto the same team.

Brooklyn was led by Caraway (19 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 3 blocks), Townes (11 points, 11 assists), Knight (18 points, 5 boards, 2 assists). Cleveland was led by Gill (17 points, 11 boards, 2 assists), Lindo (14 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, a block), Taylor (21 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks).

Brooklyn snapped their losing streak at 5 games, and are now 36-40. They stay at #4 in the Atlantic and advance to #7 overall in the Eastern Conference. With today's loss, Cleveland fall to 35-40 and 22-17 at home. They stay at #2 in the Central and move down to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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