The Knicks achieve the biggest blowout in their best moment

The New York Knicks had gone over a week without a victory and were going through one of the most delicate stretches of the season. However, on Wednesday night, they broke that trend in the most emphatic way possible, securing their largest victory in franchise history by defeating the Brooklyn Nets 120-66.

The New York team thus ended a streak of four consecutive losses in a game that was decided very early on. After three quarters, the score already showed a clear 88-56, and Jalen Brunson, along with the rest of the starters, did not return to the court. Far from slowing down, the second-unit players maintained their intensity and started the final period with a 16-0 run that widened the lead to 104-56.

Landry Shamet, one of the key players off the bench, explained that the goal went beyond the final result. The guard emphasized that the team was coming from a tough period and that each game should be an opportunity for growth and improvement, regardless of the scoreline being wide from the beginning of the final quarter.

Brunson finished with 20 points, while Shamet added 18 in just 15 minutes, shooting a perfect 6 for 6 from the three-point line. Collectively, the Knicks shot 57.5% from the field and led by as many as 59 points, a milestone never before reached by the franchise.

The triumph came just two days after one of the lowest points of the season. On Monday, New York had suffered a 114-97 defeat at home against Dallas, a game in which they trailed by 30 points in the first half and where the crowd expressed their discontent with loud boos. Following that game, Brunson called a players-only meeting to find internal solutions to the poor performance shown during the month of January.

The 54-point victory surpassed the club's previous record of three wins by a 48-point margin. Karl-Anthony Towns, one of the players targeted by the fans in the match against the Mavericks, summed up the importance of the night with a simple idea: winning and breaking the bad streak, emphasizing that the key in the long run will be to find consistency and maintain the same level of energy and intensity in every game.

The dominance against Brooklyn is part of a very favorable recent trend for the Knicks. They have won the last 13 matchups between the two teams over the past three years and have handed the Nets their two most lopsided defeats of the season, including a 134-98 victory on November 9 at the Madison Square Garden. After the game, Brooklyn's coach, Jordi Fernandez, took responsibility for the harsh result.

Statistically, New York held their opponent to 29% shooting from the field, outrebounded them 12-0 on offensive boards, and punished them on fast breaks, dominating 29-4 in that category.

Insufficient Victory Nonetheless

Despite the magnitude of the triumph, the players themselves are aware that the demands will increase. The next match will be on Saturday in Philadelphia against the 76ers, a team that has already defeated the Knicks in their two encounters this season. Brunson pointed out that the game against the Nets is just a step forward and that the challenge lies in continuing to improve day by day.

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