The Knicks opened the preseason Sunday night with all the projected five starters in the lineup and in the opening minutes, some of the rust and unfamiliarity was on display. Karl-Anthony Towns missed a stepback three on his first shot attempt.

The ball didn’t quite hop like this before. If there’s any takeaway from the Knicks’ preseason opener against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday—the first of five exhibition games before the Oct. 22 regular-season opener against the Boston Celtics—it’s the free-flowing offense on display from the new-look team.