Coming off their worst performance this season, the New York Knicks will get a chance to recover against a team they dominated in their home opener.
New York trailed dysfunctional Brooklyn by as much as 35 points while getting pummeled 112-85 on Wednesday. The Knicks never led, shot 32.2 percent from the field and lost for the fifth time in seven games.
They’ll host the Detroit Pistons on Friday.
The Knicks had only three players reach double figures, topped by Julius Randle’s 24 points.
Now the good news for the Knicks — the Pistons are also struggling and looked overmatched when they visited New York on Oct. 21.
The Knicks scored 72 first-half points, shot 52.6 percent for the game and rolled to a 130-106 victory. Their offensive performance against the Nets was the polar opposite.
Detroit is still looking for its first road victory this season. It fell to 0-6 in that category with a 128-112 loss at Boston on Wednesday.
Cade Cunningham, last year’s top draft pick, had a brutal night in which he went 1 for 11 from the field. He only contributed four points, three rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes.
Rookie Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren tried to pick up the slack. Ivey had 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, while Duren supplied 10 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
Alec Burks could make his season debut against his former team on Friday. Burks, traded by the Knicks in a draft-night deal, has been rehabbing from a left foot injury.
