Battle of the ‘Stink’-ers
Nets and Knicks enter first showdown in desperation mode
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
The Knicks and Nets, vaunted as Atlantic Division frontrunners and Eastern Conference contenders entering this NBA season, instead find themselves on the brink of internal collapse entering Thursday night’s initial East River Rivalry showdown at the Barclays Center.
This was supposed to be the night the teams took their first swipe at one another to determine exactly whom would be the best team in the city, the top club in the Atlantic and the premiere threat to end Miami’s reign as three-time Eastern Conference champions.