With roughly 90 seconds remaining in one of those season-defining thrillers, Karl-Anthony Towns dribbled from the top of the key to the baseline. He was a good distance from the basket and outside

Karl-Anthony Towns has been unlocked in the playoffs. For the second straight game, he looked like a superstar. And for the second straight game, the New York Knicks came away with the win. Towns went for 27 points and nine rebounds during the Knicks’ 94-93 Sunday night victory over the Detroit Pistons.

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.