Since Brunson’s return from an ankle sprain late in the season, Towns’ usage rate is 23.3% — down from 27.2% before the return. Before the All-Star break, Brunson assisted on Towns’ baskets 1.8 times per game; since mid-February, including these first two playoff games, that’s down to 1.1 per contest.

After practice on Wednesday, the All-Star big man said he is comfortable making decisions against different defensive looks.

The New York Knicks want to ensure that there's no KAT nap like there was in the finally period of their latest postseason heartbreaker. Karl-Anthony Towns was