Kenny Atkinson had seen enough.

His Cleveland Cavaliers had forced a stop on the first action, but these Knicks are no longer a one-trick pony.

Donovan Mitchell missed a layup with under 11 minutes to go in a one-possession game at Madison Square Garden, and the Knicks immediately turned defense into chaos. A long rebound led to a leak-out for Jordan Clarkson — a pump fake, a reset, then a loose ball bouncing toward the paint.

Karl-Anthony Towns was first to it. He snatched the ball before any Cavalier could react and zipped a pass to a trailing Miles McBride, whose trailing three splashed through to put New York up six and tilt the momentum firmly their way.

Atkinson stormed off the sideline, barking for a timeout — the universal signal of a coach fed up with his team’s effort. Two

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