With these two teams so evenly matched, neither team can afford to have any of its players have an off-night. Every possession counts is the cliché, but it’s also true. So far tonight, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns are both struggling on offense, shooting a combined 5-of-18. It’s even worse than that shooting number indicates, because, remember, that Brunson scored New York’s first two baskets of the game and has been relatively quiet ever since then.
