With 6:37 in the second quarter, the New York Knicks were up 28 points on the Brooklyn Nets (26-54).
Yet they managed to lose the game 111-106 to a Nets squad without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, or Ben Simmons. Rookie Cam Thomas put up a team-high 21 points and came up big in the fourth quarter.
NBA Twitter absolutely destroyed the Knicks for their performance and praised Cam Thomas and the way he stepped up at MSG.
🗣 “THEY ARE TRASH. HORRIBLE.”@stephenasmith GOES OFF on the Knicks after their loss to Cam Thomas and the Nets 😳 pic.twitter.com/rwp64dDcJk
— ESPN (@espn) February 17, 2022
Way to lead us tonight 24…
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2022
You beat the KNICKS lol https://t.co/wOfRIQBK7q
— “KD’s Boy” (@chris_malo) February 17, 2022
*Knicks blew a 28-point lead*
Bradley Beal: pic.twitter.com/fbr6D9Giyr
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 17, 2022
So you mean to tell me the Knicks were up 28 points… against a Nets team that didn't have Durant or Kyrie… got outscored 38-19 in the 4th quarter… to lose.
And that's not the first time something like that has happened this season?!
Boyyy, the Knicks are BACK.
— Esfandiar | Darth Es (@JustEsBaraheni) February 17, 2022
Me watching the Knicks nowadays: pic.twitter.com/Ir3rF5LaqV
— LotteryBoundNYK (@PlayoffBoundNYK) February 17, 2022
Knicks & Lakers fans therapy session.
Let it all out.
This is a (shared) safe place.— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 17, 2022
Knicks last 3 games:
— Blew 23-point lead
— Blew 11-point lead
— Blew 28-point leadThey are 3-13 in their last 16 games. pic.twitter.com/zJusjzu4CB
— StatMuse (@statmuse) February 17, 2022
The Knicks tricked us!!! Carry on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 17, 2022
Hoping the All-Star break doesn’t kill the Knicks’ momentum…
— Peter Vecsey (@PeterVecsey1) February 17, 2022
good news Knicks fans there is relief ahead after the all-star break. their next week of games are against only Miami, Philadelphia twice, and Phoenix!
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 17, 2022
The Knicks are not very good.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) February 17, 2022
The Knicks in the first half vs. the Knicks in the second half pic.twitter.com/2bE0C5YJFz
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) February 17, 2022
If the Knicks can stretch this lead to 175 points by the start of the 4th quarter – they should be in decent shape
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) February 17, 2022
Nets fans were loud in the barc….I mean the garden tonight
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) February 17, 2022
James Dolan left his seat after Cam Thomas buried his 30-footer to stick the knife in the Knicks. Can't be happy.
Knicks blew a 28-point lead and broke new ground for rock bottom tonight.
— Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) February 17, 2022
