The Brooklyn Nets (31–27) rallied from 28 down for their fifth straight win over local rival New York Knicks (25–34), Wednesday night, Feb. 16, at Madison Square Garden. Nets rookie Cam Thomas came off-the-bench to score 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter in the comeback, which matched their largest rally in franchise history. Brooklyn won their second straight after losing 11 straight, and also ended an eight-game road losing streak. Missing for the Nets were superstars, Durant who has been out the last 16 games with a sprained left knee, and Kyrie Irving who is not allowed to play in New York City per vaccine mandate. Per mandate, an unvaccinated out of town player can play in New York City, while a Brooklyn or New York player who is unvaccinated cannot. NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, said “The oddity of it is that it only applies to home …