The initial exposure leaves a bigger and more lasting impression. It’s just the way brains work. We remember the first, the worst, the best. Not necessarily in that order.

So it stuck with me that Avery Johnson, the first NBA coach I covered, spoke frequently about breaking down the season 10 games at a time.

I still only hear it relayed in Johnson’s Louisiana accent: “We don’t overreact to one game. We look at it in 10-game increments.”

With that in mind, below is a 10-point breakdown of the Knicks’ first 10 games.