The New York Knicks can hang a 44-point beating on the Pistons of the world, but it doesn’t make a damn bit of difference when it comes time to play a good NBA squad. The Knicks even caught a break early, when James Harden left the game in the first quarter with an injury. In the end, it didn’t matter. The Nets still had Kyrie Irving, and that was enough.
Kyrie massacred the Knicks with 40 points, and Jeff Green (who has killed them this season) was fouled when the Knicks failed to secure a key rebound.