The Brooklyn Nets came up victorious in a blowout affair against their cross-river rival New York Knicks, 98-80, on Sunday afternoon at Vegas Summer League.

Here are the key takeaways:

- Armoni Brooks led the way for Brooklyn with 21 points on 5-for-10 shooting from three, plus his big defensive role with three steals.

David Duke Jr. had another solid showing with 19 points on 12 shots, 2-for-5 threes and three steals. Jalen Wilson contributed 18 points and 18 rebounds while Kennedy Chandler wrecked havoc with 11 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds.

- Leading the way for the Knicks was Charlie Brown Jr. with 16 points, followed by Jaylen Martin’s 15. Isiah Roby was a steady presence with 12 points and six rebounds, while Dmytro Skapintsev once again was a force off the bench with 12 points in 16 minutes.

- The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with the Nets taking a six-point lead early but the Knicks responding on a 7-0 run to regain control. Martin capped the run with an athletic inside dish to Skapintsev for the finish.

Chandler had a quick highlight with a coast-to-coast slam, but it was Wilson leading the way early with nine points in the opening period. Ultimately the Knicks extended their run to 16-4, taking a 28-23 lead at the end of one behind a balanced effort.

- After a couple nice plays from Trevor Keels, the Knicks seemed to continue the momentum. But the Nets responded thanks to an explosion from Brooks - three threes - to give him nine in the period.

Roby kept his presence felt for New York - knocking down a timely three to stem Brooklyn’s run. The Knicks led 49-47 at halftime.

- Chandler opened the third with an incredible hustle play, diving out of bounds for a loose ball and tapping it downcourt to find Brooks for the lay-in.

A Brooks deflection gave Chandler the open court to find Noah Clowney for an alley-oop slam, capping a 10-0 Nets run to give them an eight point advantage midway through the third quarter.

- Brooklyn extended their run to 22-3 behind a staunch defense, going ahead 71-64 entering the fourth after nine consecutive points from Brown Jr.

The Nets hit the Knicks with a 7-0 run to begin the fourth, going up 20 with five minutes to play and never looking back.

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