Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns land All-NBA selections for Knicks

The Knicks won their most regular-season games in 12 years, and they were rewarded for that accomplishment.

For the first time since the 2011-12 season, two of their players were selected as All-NBA selections. Jalen Brunson made the second team and Karl-Anthony Towns the third team. For Brunson, it was his second consecutive second-team selection, while Towns has been on the third team three times now.

The two have led the Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.

An offseason acquisition from the Timberwolves, Towns has been a strong addition, putting up averages of 24.4 points and a career-high 12.8 rebounds while shooting 42 percent from 3-point range during the regular season.

Jalen Brunson (left) and Karl-Anthony Towns both qualified for All NBA teams. Jason Szenes for the New York Post

“Any time you can do something special here in the city in New York, obviously it’s magnified by five,” Towns said prior to the start of the series against the Pacers. “To find success here in New York is something that is not for everyone, and it’s something that is very difficult to do.”

Brunson, the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year, received two first-team votes, 62 second-team votes and 36 third-team votes. The first team was made up of MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder, Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks, Jayson Tatum of the Celtics and Donovan Mitchell of the Cavaliers.

Brunson was joined on the second team by Anthony Edwards of the Timberwolves, LeBron James of the Lakers, Stephen Curry of the Warriors and Evan Mobley of the Cavaliers. Towns, who received 40 second-team votes and 52 third-team votes, was on the third team alongside Cade Cunningham of the Pistons, Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers, Jalen Williams of the Thunder and James Harden of the Clippers.

Jalen Brunson talks to reporters before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

In what has been an up-and-down postseason for Towns, he helped lead the Knicks past the Celtics, coming up big in the clinching Game 6. He started off the Pacers series with a 35-point effort.

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It was, meanwhile, another stellar season for Brunson, who has changed so much about these Knicks upon his arrival. They have won at least one round of the playoffs in each of his three seasons, and he has developed into one of the sport’s premier guards. Not bad for a second-round pick who most thought was a career backup after a terrific run at Villanova.

He’s been critical to the Knicks advancing this far and coming from behind in seven of their playoff victories. His clutch 3-pointer eliminated the Pistons in the final seconds of Game 6 and he was the best player on the floor in the upset of the Celtics in the second round.

“It’s a focus that I need to have in that element,” Brunson said earlier this postseason. “Can’t really worry about what happened previously in the game. It’s all about focusing and having a clear mind, just trying to win the game. That’s just my mindset. I wouldn’t be able to without my teammates.”