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Here's a New Year's Resolution for each member of the Knicks...

Final Score: Knicks 119 - Jazz 103
Record: 24-10

No point guards, no problem.

Last season, the Knicks lost four of the five games Jalen Brunson missed due to injury. In 2022-23, New York went 7-7 in games where JB was sidelined and posted a losing record (9-12) when he played but scored fewer than 20 points.

Although Leon Rose & company built this franchise around the Captain, one of the primary objectives for the Knicks' front office this summer was to ensure the squad was not overly reliant on their superstar.

Enter Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges.