Knicks failed first test without Jalen Brunson — but there’s a silver lining

LOS ANGELES — The Knicks basically treated Friday night’s defeat to the Clippers as a schedule loss. 

They were operating on the second night of a back-to-back with no tirme to prepare for the opponent or for a game without Jalen Brunson, who was injured the night prior. 

Both Tom Thibodeau and Josh Hart took a glass half-full approach to their postgame comments, applauding the effort under difficult circumstances.