In a battle of the boroughs and (Lopez) brothers, the New York Knicks were not able to conquer their division rivals.
The New York Knicks couldn't seem to build off their recent success, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 110-104 on Wednesday night.
So where did things go wrong?
- The Knicks were expected to step up in the absence of their star player, Carmelo Anthony, but failed to maintain any real offensive tempo.
- Before last night's matchup, New York's NBA-leading free throw percentage average was 82.1%. That was nearly 3% higher than the next team, but they struggled from the line on Wednesday, knocking down just 15 of their 23 free throws (65.