BOSTON — The mood in the Knicks’ locker room after Game 1 reflected one of the weirdest playoff games you’ll watch. Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns tried to figure out how the Pistons beat them with bats for six games before they along with Jalen Brunson landed in foul trouble in the first half. Neither team found a flow on a night that slogged to a 91 pace.
Feet away, on the Boston side, reporters flooded the Celtics with questions about their three-point attempts. Jaylen Brown thought the Knicks might’ve dared them to shoot some of their 60 tries, but Hart laughed at the notion that they intentionally tried to do that.