This may be NBA Rivals Week, but Nets-Knicks is no rivalry.
And it won’t be until the two teams have history that counts in games that matter. And until the Knicks start holding up their end of the bargain.before a sellout crowd of 18,100 at Barclays Center and now have won nine straight in the series — their best active run against any team in the NBA.
Thibodeau’s squad showed how far they have to go, letting a Nets team playing without Kevin Durant shoot a season-high 22-for-40 from 3-point range. “So for me, I love beating the Knicks and playing against them. But all in all, it’s just about the objective, which is winning the game. Nothing personal.”Nic Claxton celebrates with Joe Harris after hitting a 3-pointer as Quentin Grimes looks away during the Nets’ win.Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was on hand to watch Irving, his former star. Rest assured, when Irving was with the Blue Devils, beating North Carolina was personal.
“Now, see, I can remember that as a kid. That’s a rivalry that’s generational,” Vaughn said. “I grew up Sundays going to church, couldn’t wait to get back home to see the Lakers play Boston. That’s a rivalry that I remember to this day, that still exists. There’s history.”Robert Sabo for the NY POST “Yeah, I lean more in that direction of [it needing] meaningful games,” Vaughn said. “We need to grow more and have some more meaningful games before it gets to that level.”
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