"Good luck billing this as a rivalry. For the 11th straight time, the Knicks dragged their little-brother neighbors to the woodshed. They walked into Sunday's borough-to-borough matchup with a top-five NBA offense and a three-game home winning streak - and walked out with yet another rout over a Nets team that entered the night with eight times as many losses as wins. The result? As expected: A resounding 134-98 victory at Madison Square Garden - and another 40-point quarter, their league-leading sixth this season."
"Five miles separate The Garden from Barclays Center. On the floor, the gap couldn't be wider. This rivalry, once buzzing with potential, has flatlined - buried beneath Brooklyn's failed superteam experiment and the Knicks' steady rise into a contender. At this point, the two teams only share a coaching tree: Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez credits Mike Brown for discovering him in Spain and giving him his first big break as an associate as Brown was head coach in Sacramento."
"But it was only three years ago that "Broooooklyn!" chants echoed through The Garden. Only three years ago that the Nets looked like the NBA's next dynasty - armed with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. That dream lasted about 16 games. Then Irving's foot landed on Giannis' in the playoffs. Harden's hamstring gave out. And Durant's toe grazed the three-point line in a Game 7 that changed everything."
Knicks dominated the Nets 134-98 at Madison Square Garden, marking the 11th straight win over Brooklyn and featuring the team's sixth 40-point quarter this season. New York entered with a top-five offense and a three-game home winning streak and maintained sustained offensive firepower against a Nets team with eight times as many losses as wins. The Knicks show cohesion under Mike Brown's uptempo system and appear built for long-term contention. The Nets' earlier superteam experiment with Durant, Irving and Harden collapsed after injuries, absences, and departures. Jordi Fernandez credits Mike Brown for his coaching break, and Michael Porter Jr. currently leads Brooklyn's roster.
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