Sigh. The losses keep piling on.
The Brooklyn Nets lost to the New York Knicks in embarrassing fashion on Wednesday, 142-118. Though Brooklyn was on the back end of a back-to-back, the Nets looked dead in the water from the start and allowed 81 points in the first half. This was Brooklyn’s second-straight loss to the Knicks, both of which have occurred since the team traded away Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Prior to the two losses, the Nets did not lose to their crosstown rivals for nine consecutive games from 2019 all the way to 2022.