DETROIT — While Mike Brown was seated at a table insisting — despite admitting that “It’s pretty simple. They just physically kicked our ass” — that he wasn’t panicking, it seemed as if in the quiet Knicks locker room some panic was seeping in. The players would not discuss the details, but spoke about talks that took place after the game and before the media was allowed in. They were trying to solve the sudden downturn in the franchise’s fortunes, punctuated by a one-sided loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons. Maybe the most important thing for either Brown or the players is to note that it was Jan. 5 and it’s a long way to the postseason when the story of this team will...
