
The Knicks have a Jalen Brunson problem: ‘I’ll figure out what I need to do’
NY Post
The Knicks invested so much to provide Jalen Brunson with needed scoring help.
But that supporting cast can’t, well, support if it never gets the ball.
Through two games of this first-round series against the Pistons, which is even at 1-1 heading to Detroit for Thursday’s Game 3, the numbers are startling.
This is certainly not what president Leon Rose and coach Tom Thibodeau envisioned when they made two blockbuster trades to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges along with giving OG Anunoby the biggest contract in franchise history over the offseason.
The Knicks had just 15 assists during their 100-94 Game 2 loss Monday night at Madison Square Garden, their lowest total the entire season.
In Game 1, which the Knicks won 123-112, they had just 15 assists through the first three quarters before recording 11 in the fourth quarter, when they utilized a 21-0 run to blitz the Pistons with 40 points.