
Knicks’ Game 1 report card: OG Anunoby, bench lead way against Pistons
NY Post
Grades for the Knicks’ 123-112 Game 1 win over the Pistons
Jalen Brunson: B+
Struggled mightily until the fourth quarter, when he emerged from the locker room with new sneakers and as a new man, finishing with 34 points and finally cracking Detroit’s physical defense.
Karl-Anthony Towns: A-

He had just delivered what was — may still be — the forever money performance in the Nets’ NBA history. Jason Kidd had played 51 minutes, 38 seconds of a 120-109 double overtime win against the Pacers, do-or-die Game 5, 2002 first round at the Meadowlands. Reggie Miller had made another of his gut-punch shots to extend the game, a 35-footer that made Tyrese Haliburton’s Game 1 prayer against the Knicks seem like a routine layup.

The old genius had finally gotten one move ahead of himself. That seemed clear. There were eight games left in the hockey season. The Devils, veteran team, were already inside the bracket, comfortably, on the way to 102 points. They’d been mailing it in lately, more a reflection of the time in the schedule than any lack of talent.