Peter Botte

Brunson departed the decisive game in the second half, before Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers went on to swipe a 130-109 win prior to falling to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

With two new starters and several new rotation pieces due to trades and injuries, the Knicks are attempting to build chemistry on the fly.

Any concern over his wayward shooting appears to be behind him.

Any concern over his wayward shooting appears to be behind him.

The Knicks flushed a 13-point third-quarter lead Monday night to Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers to drop to 1-2.

The 6-foot-6 Ryan is a 41.1 percent shooter from 3-point range in 63 NBA games with the Celtics, Lakers, Timberwolves and Pelicans.

As soon as the blockbuster trade was made in September to bring Karl-Anthony Towns to New York , Kenny Atkinson believed it elevated the Knicks to title contenders.

Karl-Anthony Towns has a completely different skill set than the Knicks have worked with in recent seasons, making for an offensive transition Jalen Brunson & Co. are working through.

Josh Hart already has been dealing with multiple injuries, but the versatile Knicks wing has not yet been ruled out of Wednesday's game in Miami.

So ends a really fun and unexpected baseball season in New York.