Joe Harris scored 20 points as the Brooklyn Nets survived a rough shooting night by Kyrie Irving and withstood a late charge by the Boston Celtics to record a 109-104 victory on Friday in New York.The Nets moved a half-game ahead of the idle Philadelphia 76ers into the top spot in the Eastern Conference.Jeff Green added 19 for the Nets, who shot 43 percent and withstood Irving missing 15 of 19 shots. Irving still nearly posted a triple-double, winding up with 15 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.

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