In the first round of the playoffs, they took on the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons put up a good fight and were often leading late in games, but time and time again, Jalen Brunson lived up to his status as the Clutch Player of the Year award winner, helping the Knicks prevail in six games and defeating the Boston Celtics in seven.

Tom Thibodeau is out. Mike Brown is in. A new era is underway at Madison Square Garden — and it comes with sky-high expectations. Brown, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who most recently won the