Knicks end 4-game skid with blowout home win against Nets - ESPN

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks hadn't won at all in more than a week. They had never won like this in 80 years.

The Knicks ended their four-game losing streak Wednesday night with the most lopsided victory in franchise history, beating the Brooklyn Nets 120-66.

Jalen Brunson and the starters were already done for the night after three quarters, with the Knicks ahead 88-56. But instead of coasting to the finish, the reserves poured it on, outscoring the Nets 16-0 to open the fourth as the lead ballooned to 104-56.

«We've been in the midst of a pretty rough stretch and it's not about just one game right now. There's got to be a continual pursuit for us getting better and growing,» swingman Landry Shamet said. «So, fourth-quarter blowout, cool, whatever. It's an opportunity against a talented NBA team to build and grow on some of the things that we're trying to grow on and get better at. So kudos to our guys continuing to carry the standard and finish out the right way.»

Brunson scored 20 points and Shamet had 18 in just 15 minutes, going 6 for 6 from 3-point range. The Knicks shot 57.5% from the field and led by as much as 59 points.

The Knicks had lost nine of their previous 11 games and were just two days removed from the low point of their season. They trailed by 30 points in the first half Monday at home against Dallas, booed repeatedly in their 114-97 loss.

Brunson called a players-only meeting after the loss to the Mavericks, saying the Knicks needed to find answers for their poor play in January among themselves, rather than look to the coaching staff for solutions, sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.

The 54-point victory on Wednesday surpassed three 48-point wins that had stood as the previous franchise record.