Tuesday morning, following a 1-5 road trip, Nic Claxton called the season “frustrating” — with all the losses and injuries the Nets have endured. He also admitted the season hasn’t seen his best self due to new defensive schemes under first-year coach Jordi Fernandez.

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In a tightly-contested Tuesday matchup, the New York Knicks took down its crosstown rival Nets, 99-95. New York has been fueled by its core four of Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby,

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95 on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points off the bench as the Knicks won their second straight game.

Other than Karl-Anthony Towns around the paint and Josh Hart’s big rebound, there wasn’t much impressive about the way the Knicks performed Tuesday. They were sluggish, the offense inexplicably disappeared for most of the fourth quarter,