The Nets have taken the NBA’s creative mind and they even took Wednesday’s broadly broadcast game against the Knicks.

Envision when their entire superteam and not simply Kevin Durant appears at the Garden sometime later.

Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks couldn’t guard Brooklyn Lite. The Nets turned into the Brooklyn Nine in the wake of making a four-group blockbuster exchange to add a third genius in James Harden, they actually turned over the Knicks, 116-109, at the unfilled Garden.

Obviously, Durant actually was on the court. In his first game against the Knicks since scorning them as a free specialist in July 2019, he siphoned home 26 focuses quickly — 12 of them in the second from last quarter. Durant hit 10 of 18 shots including 3 of 5 from 3-point range.

“We want to finish the second half of the back-to-back, especially with a team that’s right across the bridge from us,” Durant said. “And we know what that rivalry is like, and we know the intensity this team plays with. So we really wanted this game tonight, and everybody played like it.”

The Garden wasn’t thoroughly unfilled. Knicks proprietor James Dolan, who no longer sits in his standard seat close to the group’s seat during this pandemic season, seen the wreck from the second line of the 100-level at focus court. This one needed to sting Dolan after he watched Durant’s draw up jumpers and saw his club lose its fourth in a row to tumble to 5-7.

In spite of the fact that the offense had been the Achilles’ heel for the Knicks, this time it was the guard that let down Thibodeau.

“Disappointed that we could’ve played better defensively, yes, but more determined to get it right,” Thibodeau said. “I like the fight we showed at the end, but it was too late. We got in too big of a hole. We have to get back to work. Sometimes you go through stretches where you don’t have an opportunity to practice too much, so I think practice would be good for us.”

Solidify will show up soon, however the Nets were without Kyrie Irving and the players they exchanged Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince and Rodions Kurucs.

While the Nets have transformed Brooklyn into the asylum of stars, Knicks power forward Julius Randle kept on playing like one. He battered the Nets for 30 focuses and five helps, however needed something more. Drooping RJ Barrett, who didn’t have a field objective in the main half and missed his initial six shots, went ahead past the point of no return and got done with 20 focuses.

Durant accentuated a late 15-2 run with a take and quick break layup in the last moment of the subsequent quarter to give the Nets a 61-45 halftime lead. He scored on the game’s first belonging and was agile at the Garden in the Nets’ white regalia.

Thibodeau isn’t astonished Durant has demonstrated no drop-off since recuperating from his Achilles ligament injury.

“He’s going to overcome whatever is in front of him,” Thibodeau said. “He’s a gym rat. He’s a playmaker. He’s a great student of the game. And he’s got an incredible skill set. And the underrated part is his unselfishness, his willingness to pass. He’s an all-time great for sure. So it doesn’t surprise me.”

Knicks youngster Immanuel Quickley, an individual local of Maryland, appeared to be in a touch of Durant wonder.

“Probably the greatest basketball player I’ve ever played against,” said Quickley, who broke out of his droop to score 19 focuses in a short time in a Knicks splendid spot. “He shot one shot on me and it was like a video game. I was right there and he just drained it all net. And I just went down the court when we was on offense and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, that was crazy.’ He’s a great player and he’s from Maryland, so I’m just glad that he’s putting on.”

The undermanned Nets played a spotless game, submitting only one turnover in the main half. Sharpshooter Joe Harris scored 15 focuses, hitting three 3-pointers. Nets watch Bruce Brown, with 15 focuses and 14 bounce back, looked much more powerful and speedier than Barrett. On one play, he outraced the Knicks guard for a quick break layup.

To exacerbate the situation, the Nets’ second-round pick, power forward Reggie Perry, was called upon and scored 11 focuses on 5-of-7 shooting.

Perry, out of Mississippi State, was taken 57th in November’s draft. The Knicks might have had the 33rd pick, however exchanged it an intricate arrangement briefly rounder since they felt there was no room on their program.

Following by 18 with 3:23 left and Durant on the pine, the Knicks made a late push to make the last score look serious than it really was.