Knicks Set Franchise Record With Blowout Win Over Nets

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The Knicks broke their four-game losing streak in historic fashion on Wednesday night.
New York hosted the Nets and absolutely dominated. In the first quarter, the Knicks came out strong and outscored the Nets 38–20. New York continued to outscore Brooklyn in each quarter, including in the fourth quarter when the Knicks put up 32 points to the Nets’ 10.
The Knicks won 120–66, which is a new franchise record for the biggest margin of victory at 54 points. New York led by a whopping 59 points with 1:09 left in the game. The previous franchise record was a 48 points, last done in 1994, so Wednesday night’s victory crushed that mark.
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Jalen Brunson was the Knicks’ lead scorer on Wednesday night with 20 points. Six New York players had at least 10 points in the contest, including bench players Landry Shamet (18 points) and Miles McBride (14 points).
The NBA’s all-time record for biggest margin of victory is held by the Grizzlies when they beat the Thunder by 73 points on Dec. 2, 2021. The Knicks’ win on Wednesday doesn’t rank in the top 25 of biggest margins of victory in NBA history, according to StatMuse.
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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.
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