NBA Twitter reacts to Nets’ 124-106 loss to the New York Knicks
The Brooklyn Nets invaded Madison Square Garden on Monday to take on the New York Knicks and lost 124-106. Brooklyn leads the regular-season series 2-1.
For the Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie had 28 points and four assists while Cameron Johnson had 14 points and four rebounds. Nic Claxton had 11 points and Dorian Finney-Smith had nine points.
For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson had 40 points and five assists while Josh Hart had 27 points and five rebounds. Julius Randle had 18 points and Immanuel Quickley had 14 points.
In the first half, both teams were shooting the ball well. Brooklyn is still trying to figure out how to run its offense with all of the new players. Brooklyn had a tough time stopping Brunson, Randle, and Hart.
Things got away from the Nets in the third quarter as Brunson scored 17 points in the period to lead the Knicks to being up by 10 points by the end of the quarter. Brooklyn struggled to generate good offense. Things got worse in the fourth quarter as the Nets unraveled on both ends as Brunson shredded the entire defense.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacts to the Nets having their nine-game winning streak over the Knicks snapped:
Final: Knicks beat the Nets 124-106 for their first win against their crosstown neighbors in three years. Nets nine-game winning streak against them is over. Spencer Dinwiddie with 28 points in the loss. Nets have a lot to figure out with this new-look roster.
— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) February 14, 2023
JV doesn’t seem like an individual who accepts losing. It’s tough with 4 new players, all of whom he starts, but he must figure this out over the break.
— Steve Lichtenstein (@SteveLichtenst1) February 14, 2023
Nic Claxton played only 23 minutes tonight?
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) February 14, 2023
Dru Smith and David Duke Jr. enter the game for the Nets. Vaughn emptying the bench down 18 with 4:19 left.
— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) February 14, 2023
That’s wraps for the Nets. Jacque Vaughn emptied the bench with 4:19 left and trailing by 18.
— Chris Milholen (@CMilholenSB) February 14, 2023
Im going to be patient with Jacque Vaughn and this team. I know the rotations are bad atm and the team played bad but everyone needs to get continuity and gain some chemistry. Everyone very out of sync tonight and that will happen for probably the rest of the season.
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) February 14, 2023
The streaks are over 🤯
Before tonight's 124-106 win over the Nets, the Knicks were 0-15 when facing a team with Ben Simmons on the roster.
New York also snapped a nine-game losing streak to Brooklyn, the first win against their cross town rivals since 1/26/2020. pic.twitter.com/PzVAhIDyoq
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) February 14, 2023
