In the season’s first installment of the N.B.A.’s answer to the Subway Series, the Nets held off the Knicks, 113-109, on Friday night.

Kyrie Irving didn’t score 50 points, as he had in Brooklyn’s season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but he had plenty of help from his teammates — four of whom reached double figures in scoring — as the Nets picked up their first win of the Irving era.

Spencer Dinwiddie chipped in 20 points off the bench, while Joe Harris scored 13, Caris LeVert 12 and Taurean Prince 11. The second-year forward Rodions Kurucs contributed 9 more off the bench.

Not that Irving let his teammates slice through a porous Knicks defense all by themselves: Though he struggled from the field, he led the team with 26 points, shooting 8 for 19. He hit two 3-pointers in the final two minutes to save the Nets from what would have been a second straight home loss at the start of a season with steep expectations.