Andrew Theodorakis
Joe Johnson watches his shot go through the net as Iman Shumpert also looks on.
If the multiple rounds of boos didn’t tell the full story inside the Garden, a few discernible “Brook-lyn” chants certainly filled in the remaining holes.
The two local NBA entries continue to speed in opposite directions on Monday, with the Nets distancing themselves from the sinking Knicks by cruising to a swift 103-80 victory in Manhattan.
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Tim Hardaway Jr. (c.) can hardly believe his eyes as the final scoreboard shows a 103-80 win for the Nets over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
A clearly disgusted Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 26 points and 12 rebounds and J.R. Smith had 15, but their other four starters in Mike Woodson’s latest revised lineup totaled just 20 points on 6-for-24 combined shooting.
With retired former teammate Jason Kidd coaching the resurgent Nets, point guard Raymond Felton endured another sloppy game as the Knicks dropped their fourth game in a row to almost fully negate their recent five-game winning streak. Felton finished with nine points on 2-for-11 shooting, with three turnovers, in 34 minutes.
Joe Johnson scored 20 of his 25 points in the first half for the Nets, who have won seven of their last eight games to move three games ahead of the Knicks (15-26) in the Atlantic Division standings. The Knicks sank to 7-14 at home this season, including dropping the first two of a franchise-record tying eight-game home stand that they had vowed would vault them back into playoff contention.
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Carmelo Anthony (c.) can only do so much for the Knicks against a far superior Nets team.
Andray Blatch added 19 for Brooklyn and Deron Williams scored 13 points in 27 minutes off the bench in his first appearance since Jan. 4 because of ankle injuries.
With Pablo Prigioni back after missing 16 games with a broken toe, Woodson reverted to the smaller lineup that was so successful last season – with Prigioni and Felton starting in the backcourt, and Anthony moving to power forward.
But the Nets’ recent success largely also has come with Kidd employing a similar configuration – with Paul Pierce manning the power forward spot. Brooklyn effectively spread the floor and jumped to a 52-38 lead at intermission, and the Knicks, who shot 33.8 percent for the game, never got closer than eight in the second half.
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