The New York Knicks, led by Jalen Brunson, shot the lights out in Game 1 to deliver a beatdown on the Sixers at Madison Square Garden.

Here are six thoughts on Game 1.

Let Brunson walk to the basket, why don't you?

Philadelphia's approach against Jalen Brunson early in this game was quite gimmicky. They were content chasing him through screens, allowing the Knicks to free him up with staggered actions to get to the middle of the floor. The physicality on those screens allowed Brunson to get downhill, pulling up for jumpers wherever he wanted on the floor.

The adjustment to that is you're probably going to have to switch those actions to get a body in front of Brunson before he can get to his pull-up.…