Death, taxes, the Nets owning the Knicks in the Clean Sweep era. We entered Saturday evening with the Nets record vs. their Manhattan counterpart at 13-3 since the start of the 2018 season, including eight in a row.
And Brooklyn did not disappoint. Never do when up against New York. Final score: Brooklyn Nets 122, New York Knicks 115. No Kevin Durant, No Ben Simmons, No T.J. Warren and no problem. All they needed they got from Kyrie Irving.
It started early with Brooklyn taking a 62-49 lead into half-time after leading by as many as 18 points.