Through the first week of the NBA playoffs, one thing that has stood out is the lack of ball movement from the New York Knicks in their series with the Detroit Pistons. Speaking to ESPN's Tim Bontemps,

This was the Karl-Anthony Towns the Knicks have been waiting for this postseason. The one getting deeper post position to receive the ball and taking advantage of it. When he got the ball further out on the floor,

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).