DETROIT — Tobias Harris smirked as he gave his answer. He played against the Knicks in the playoffs last year while with the 76ers, and is doing so once again this year as a key starter on the Pistons. What has he noticed about the personality of this year’s Knicks team compared to last year?

Karl-Anthony Towns failed to build off his strong Game 1 performance that included 23 points on 10-for-14 shooting, five assists and zero turnovers. He finished Game 2 with just 10 points and didn’t record a single assist. Even worse: he didn’t score a single point in the game’s second half.