Brunson, who has taken 27 shots in each outing so far, leads the 2024-25 playoffs in scoring ( 35.5 PPG) and field goal attempts through two games. That’s impressive for a guy who made just four appearances for New York over the final month of the regular season because of an ankle sprain he sustained on March 6 against the Lakers.

SNY's NBA Insider Ian Begley answers some of your most pressing questions surrounding the Knicks as they face the Pistons in the playoffs.

The New York Knicks find themselves locked in a heated battle with the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and they need their star big man to play to his potential if they hope to dispatch the upstart Pistons.