"The Nets' loss wasn't just humiliating. It was historic. Brooklyn got thrashed 120-66 by the Knicks in front of a sellout crowd of 19,812 at the Garden that saw a rout for the ages. Wednesday night marked the biggest margin of victory in Knicks history. The Nets slogged through the lowest-scoring effort in the entire NBA this season, worse than Indiana's 121-78 loss to Detroit on Jan. 17."
"It was just a point shy of the worst margin of defeat by any squad in the league this season, and only Brooklyn's late 5-0 run in the waning seconds of garbage time against the end of the Knicks' bench spared them the blushes of the worst rout in franchise history - their 59-point caning at the Clippers last season. It was, in short, embarrassing."
Brooklyn lost 120-66 to the New York Knicks before a sellout Garden crowd of 19,812, marking the largest margin of victory in Knicks history. The Nets produced the lowest-scoring performance in the NBA this season and nearly matched the worst single-game rout in franchise history. Brooklyn shot 29 percent and hit 11 of 40 from three, while allowing 57 percent shooting and 16-for-32 from deep. The Nets were outrebounded 56-27. Coach Jordi Fernández accepted blame, and coaches and veterans addressed the team about effort, with players calling the defensive performance unacceptable and disastrous.
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