It’s been a total group effort that has the New York Knicks playing arguably the best basketball in franchise history since the days of Clyde, Pearl and Willis. From Jalen Brunson down to the bench warmers, who have seen their fair share of run thanks to the blowouts, all have played a role. Plenty of credit belongs to the coaches, too. Mike Brown has received plenty of praise since the 2-1 opening round deficit against the Atlanta Hawks. He was brought here with one of his strengths being a more collaborative type of bench boss. We've seen that throughout the year with Brown empowering his assistants. All the Knicks coaches deserve their flowers Associate head coach Chris Jent has was brought in alongside Brown to run the offense. He's often seen leading huddles and drawing up plays. Bredan O’Connor, who is the lead defensive assistant, has helped transform that side of the ball.…