An All-Defensive wing has eyes in the back of his head. An All-Star can still score like one. And a sixth man doesn't look like himself.

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.

Towns knows what it takes to make a deep playoff run. And he’s both talented and capable enough of a scorer and play-maker to turn a game with his individual gifts.