"With Madison Square Garden buzzing and both teams searching for traction amid January skids, the Knicks' stars brought the urgency from the opening tip, blitzing the Nets early and never looking back in a 120-66 win Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 26-18, while extending Brooklyn's skid to three and dropping the Nets to 12-30. It was the largest margin of victory in Knicks franchise history."
"Jalen Brunson finished with a game-high 20 points and set the tone with his pace and shot-making. Karl-Anthony Towns bullied his way to early buckets, Landry Shamet was unconscious from behind the arc, and the Knicks flattened Brooklyn's initial confidence with a first-quarter surge that effectively decided the game before it ever had a chance to breathe. Brooklyn briefly looked like it came to spoil the night."
New York defeated Brooklyn 120-66, snapping a four-game losing streak and improving to 26-18 while dropping the Nets to 12-30. The margin was the largest in franchise history. Jalen Brunson led with 20 points, setting the pace, while Karl-Anthony Towns scored early and Landry Shamet hit multiple threes. The Knicks opened with a decisive first-quarter surge, including a 12-0 run that turned a 6-4 deficit into a 16-6 lead. Brooklyn's offense stalled after Egor Demin's early threes; Michael Porter Jr. struggled through a minor MCL sprain, and Nic Claxton provided the Nets' first non-Demin bucket late in the quarter.
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