Jordy Fernandez reacts harshly to Karl-Anthony Towns’ dominance over Brooklyn

Almost three years have passed since Brooklyn Nets he won New York Knicks. Monday’s meeting at the Barclays Center was another reminder of the gaping chasm between the city rivals. The Nets fell 113-100 for their 12th straight loss to the Knicks, the longest back-to-back streak in series history.

Brooklyn has competed before Karl-Anthony Towns downloaded the game. Towns dominated Nick Claxton and the Nets with 37 points and 12 rebounds on 14-of-20 shooting from the field, 3-of-4 from three and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Brooklyn shot a putrid 33-of-87 from the field (37.9 percent) and 14-of-48 (29.2 percent) from three.

“(KAT) is a very good player and we have to find ways to match him better,” Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez said. “We tried. We just didn’t do very well. He had 37 points and 12 (rebounds). He’s just not good enough with his communication. … Credit to him. We definitely should have been better.”

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Doc Claxton is off to one of the best starts of his careertwo of his least productive outings came against Towns and New York. The longest Nett has battled physically imposing centers throughout his career.

Karl-Anthony Towns has bullied the Nets during the Knicks’ 12-game winning streak in the streak

That trend continued on Monday. Claxton had just eight points and four rebounds on 2-of-8 shooting, finishing minus-17 in 26 minutes. The Nets center again had no answer for Towns’ physicality, as the Knicks big man relentlessly bullied his way into the paint.

“It’s not just Nick’s job to take care of KAT alone. It’s all of us,” Fernandez said. “(Nic) can put pressure on the catch. He can be very aggressive in the pick-and-roll, all that. But he’s got four other guys. So we’ve got to be better as a group. I know he takes the one-on-one challenge (seriously), and he cares. So the next time we play them, he’ll take it personally. He’ll try to be a little bit more, maybe try to defend (and) maybe get more rebounds and get a winning possession. That is the mindset you have to have when playing against a player like (KAT).”

While Monday’s loss was more competitive than The Nets rolled 134-98 on Nov. 9 at Madison Square GardenBrooklyn still wasn’t close to its first home win. In addition to Towns’ brilliance, Jalen Brunson added 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting for New York. The Knicks shot 45 of 88 (51.1 percent) as a team with 28 assists and seven turnovers.

Meanwhile, Noah Clowney has been one of the bright spots for the Nets. The third-year forward exploded for a game-high 31 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field, 7-of-13 from three and 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Clowney has averaged 16.7 points on 45/37/79 shooting in his last 10 appearances since joining Brooklyn’s starting lineup.

The 21-year-old’s 63.3 true shooting percentage during that span ranks 22nd among 108 players attempting over 10 shots per game (at least six games played).

Clowney was the only source of consistent offense in Brooklyn on Monday. Michael Porter Jr. had his first night off in two weeks, scoring 16 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field and 1-of-9 from three. Rookie Drake Powell added 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting with four assists and one turnover in 24 minutes off the bench.

The loss sparked the Nets to fourth place in the draw tablehalf a game behind the New Orleans Pelicans, one game behind the Indiana Pacers and 1.5 games behind the Washington Wizards.