Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson admitted this sentiment as much in his postgame interview. He noted that he thought the team was probably "subconsciously" not as locked in because they already had the Celtics' backs against the wall. Oof. That's never something you want to hear in the middle of the second round of the playoffs:

A petition for New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson's likeness to appear on the Statue of Liberty has gained over 200 signatures.

“I don’t think we came with the mindset of being satisfied, but I think it was just subconsciously satisfied being up 2-0,” Brunson said after the Knicks were hammered by the Celtics, 115-93. “Just not the way we need to approach the game.”