The Knicks invested a lot to provide Jalen Brunson with needed scoring help. But that supporting cast can’t, well, support if it never gets the ball.

When Brunson particularly peeved them, they offered chants of "F---you, Brunson!", a declaration that mused head coach Tom Thibodeau in the aftermath. "To Jalen, those are cheers," Thibodeau said in video from MSG Network,

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.