It’s clear the answer is him. Brunson ranks third in playoff touches per game behind Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, but he ranks No. 1 in average time of possession (10.1 minutes, ahead of James Harden), average seconds per touch (six seconds) and average dribbles per touch (5.92).

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.

“It’s on my shoulders…it’s on me to make sure I set the table," Brunson said after pouring in 37 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the Knicks’ 100-94 Game 2 loss to the Detroit Pistons that evened the series at 1-1.