"Tonight was even worse, and I'm the one responsible for it. [The] players got to move on. This is a tough one, but show up the next day and have positive energy and work and get better and go out there and compete,"
"I have to help them better. In the last 12 games, we've been poor defensively, poor offensively, and that falls on me,"
"[The] players are not responsible for it, so I got to make sure that they understand the values that we have and how we want to play. We'll work to get that."
"[I] 100% don't agree. We're the ones that are out there playing, making decisions. I think it's ultimately on us as a team,"
The Brooklyn Nets lost 120-66 to the New York Knicks, extending a losing streak to New York to 13 games and suffering a 54-point defeat, the second-worst in franchise history. Brooklyn fell behind 38-20 after the first quarter and were outscored by a combined 36 points across the final three quarters. Coach Jordi Fernandez accepted responsibility for recent poor defensive and offensive play, calling for positive energy, work, and focus. Players acknowledged team accountability and missed execution on fundamental details. The franchise worst loss remains a 59-point defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers last season.
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