The future has arrived for the New York Knicks, who put together their most dominant outing of the 2015-16 campaign with a 108-91 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Though the opponent trotting out onto the Madison Square Garden hardwood came from the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, it surely made the up-and-coming Knicks feel all warm and fuzzy about the progress of their rebuild.
Despite the gaudy nature of the final margin, it doesn't truly show how thoroughly the home team eviscerated Brooklyn. New York shot lights-out in the first quarter, sprinting to a 42-21 advantage just 12 minutes into the contest before opening the second period on a 6-0 run.
Everything was clicking, and despite an irrelevant late charge from the Nets, everything continued to click.
Given the makeup of the current roster, New York's rebuilding process was always going to center around two distinct elements. On offense, Carmelo Anthony needed to lead the charge while getting help from a host of other players. Defensively, the team was sure to play tough, funneling things toward Robin Lopez and the interior stoppers wh ...
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