Basketball: Brooklyn 114 Cleveland 101

Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez combined for 74 points Tuesday and the Brooklyn Nets rode a hot-shooting second quarter to a 114-101 win Cleveland. Williams finished with 26 points and 10 assists. Johnson added 25 points, including nine during the big frame when the Nets outscored the Cavaliers 35-12. Lopez helped out with 23 points as the Nets cruised to their third straight win and improved to 3-1 at their new Barclays Center home. Cleveland, meanwhile, dropped its fourth consecutive game despite 35 points and 18 rebounds from Anderson Varejao. Kyrie Irving also had a big night for the Cavs, firing in a career-high 34 points to go with eight assists.