The Nets and Knicks aren’t just separated by five miles. And the East River. They’re on opposite ends of the basketball world.

Jordi Fernandez opened up on the Nets' struggles following their blowout loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

New York shot 45.9% (17-of-37) from outside Sunday - the fourth time in five games it's drained at least 40% of its 3-pointers. The Knicks are averaging 128.6 points in those five games and have topped 130 points in each of the last two contests, including a 137-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last Wednesday.

It hasn't been a pretty season for the Brooklyn Nets thus far, as they fell to the New York Knicks 134-98 on Sunday. Coming into the season, it was well known t

Nets center Day'Ron Sharpe's status is in question moving forward after he exited Sunday's loss to the Knicks with a hamstring injury.

“I think we’re growing as a team. It was definitely a problem for us last year, third quarters, especially the playoffs, [they] were not our friend,” Jalen Brunson said after the Knicks’ 134-98 win over the Nets on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. “So we’re trying to address it as best we can. It starts with the little things.”

Good luck billing this as a rivalry. For the 11th straight time, the Knicks dragged their little-brother neighbors to the woodshed.

Mike Brown was only delivering on what he’d promised, OK? This was the eve of his first Knicks-Nets Interborough Squabble, the first time he would coach against his old protégé and pal, Jordi Fernández, each man leading one of New York’s two NBA teams.

They got positive contributions from just about everybody, with six different Knicks scoring in double digits. Karl-Anthony Towns led the way in scoring with 28 points, and he also grabbed 12 rebounds and recorded two steals as the Nets had no matchup for them.