Banner night brought nostalgia, celebration, ceremony and ultimately, a loss to the 76ers.

I witnessed it all from inside Madison Square Garden and wanted to offer 11 observations (in honor of Finals MVP Jalen Brunson), both on the ceremony and the game.

Mostly I’m riffing on the game and what that means going forward. But first, ring night:

1. Classy ceremony from the Knicks and the folks behind the scenes. Nice touch honoring the lead assistant coaches, although the rest of the staff was missing from the presentation. I thought it captured the moment and the season and essence of NYC, highlighted by…