In Game 1 as the Knicks mounted a 21-0 run in the fourth quarter, scoring 40 points in the period to turn around an eight-point deficit, Brunson scored 12 points, but Cam Payne had 11, Josh Hart had eight and Towns chipped in with seven.

The New York Knicks fell to the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs, and head coach Tom Thibodeau delivered a pointed message about Jalen Brunson.

While Brunson wears the blame, head coach Tom Thibodeau needs to get more creative to help diversify the Knicks' offense. Furthermore, New York needs to improve defensively and on the glass, leaning into more of an identity, which could be pivotal in them taking down the Pistons.