Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets puts up a shot during the second quarter against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center on Monday, Apr. 5, 2021 in New York City. Credit: Jim McIsaac
After all of the optimistic and brave talk about their willingness to match their "Big 15" against the Brooklyn Nets "Big 3" it turns out that the Knicks didn’t have enough to counter even a big one.
After building a 14-point first half lead and still leading by 11 midway through the third quarter, the Knicks could not hang on and most of all, could not find a way to stop Kyrie Irving.