Knicks’ Jalen Brunson doesn’t expect to see same 76ers team from Game 1 in Game 2

Knicks’ Jalen Brunson doesn’t expect to see same 76ers team from Game 1 in Game 2

Game 1 went about as good as the Knicks could’ve hoped.

New York came out on their homecourt and really set the tone for this second round series, dominating the 76ers on both ends of the floor in a commanding 39-point victory.

Defensively, they shutdown Philly’s one-two punch of Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid, limiting them to just a combined 27 points and six fields goals on the night.

They continued clicking on all cylinders offensively, as well, as everyone who logged a minute scored and they shot a whopping 63 percent from the field as a team.

“We played full game of Knicks basketball,” Josh Hart said.

“I thought it was a really good game by our guys,” Mike Brown added.

New York has put together their best stretch of basketball when it’s mattered the most, winning their last four games by a combined 135 points.

That’s the largest point-differential in any four-game span in NBA playoff history.

Even as they keep rolling, though, the Knicks now firsthand that they can’t get too far ahead of themselves as there is still a lot of series left to be played.

“It’s good, but it’s just one game,” Mikal Bridges said. “It goes back to 0-0 in Game 2.”

“You’ve got to take this with a grain of salt and just move forward,” added. “I don’t think we’re going to see that team that we saw in Game 1 out there in Game 2 -- they’re going to be ready to go.”