Minnesota, New York, Denver and Indianapolis took their Game 1s as the NBA playoffs began Saturday. Here are our takeaways ...

Jalen Brunson overcame a slow start to score 34 points as the New York Knicks dominated the fourth quarter in a 123-112 ...

Brunson scored eight points in the burst -- all in the paint -- and gave the Knicks the lead for good when his difficult 2-footer over Tim Hardaway ... with 25 points, Myles Turner added 19 ...

Myles Turner remains one of the league’s ... and the addition of veterans Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Tobias Harris has added much-needed floor spacing and leadership.

The Pistons would love some more offense outside of Cunningham, Schröder and Harris, however, as they've gotten very little from Tim Hardaway Jr. and Ausar Thompson on the offensive end.

Brunson scored eight points in the burst — all in the paint — and gave the Knicks the lead for good when his difficult 2-footer over Tim Hardaway Jr. with 7:16 ... Siakam finished with 25 points, ...

The younger Tim Hardaway has at least thought about the lineage before visiting the Garden as a playoff opponent.

Tim Hardaway Jr. spent parts of four years with the Knicks, but the veteran guard-forward had not appeared in a playoff game ...