Knicks Game 3 task: Getting away from Jalen Brunson one man show

The Knicks invested so much to provide Jalen Brunson with needed scoring help.But that supporting cast can’t, well, support if it never gets the ball.Through two games of this first-round series against the Pistons, which is even at 1-1 heading to Detroit for Thursday’s Game 3, the numbers are startling.

This is certainly not what president Leon Rose and coach Tom Thibodeau envisioned when they made two blockbuster trades to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges along with giving OG Anunoby the biggest contract in franchise history over the offseason.The Knicks had just 15 assists during their 100-94 Game 2 loss Monday night at Madison Square Garden, their lowest total the entire season.In Game 1, which the Knicks won 123-112, they had just 15 assists through the first three quarters before recording 11 in the fourth quarter, when they utilized a 21-0 run to blitz the Pistons with 40 points.No ball movement, no fun.

More ball movement, more fun.“Definitely taking each possession at a time and trying to figure out the best course of action,” Brunson said after Game 2.“It’s very tough when there’s one ball.

We have a lot of great players on this team and definitely it’s on my shoulders.I’m not gonna point fingers and say some people do that and this.

It’s on me to make sure I set the table.“So I’ll go back and I’ll figure out what I need to do.We’ll have conversations and we’ll figure out what we need to do for Game 3.”When digging further into the numbers, it grows even more concerning — and perplexing.Through the two games, the Knicks averaged 254.5 passes per game, per NBA.com’s tracking stats.

That’s way down from the regular season, when they averaged 281.2 passes per game.And it would be the lowest across the NBA in the regular season — the Rockets ranked last with 262.2 passes per game.Brunson averaged a career-high 7.3 assists in the regular season, but the way he’s utilized his teammates through two posts...