In Jalen Brunson’s first two years with the Knicks, they ran virtually no offensive plays for their centers.

Isaiah Hartenstein was a strong passer and Mitchell Robinson excelled at rolling to the rim for lobs, but their collective job was essentially setting screens and crashing off the glass looking to clear offensive rebounds for returns or kickoffs.

Karl-Anthony Towns has a completely different offensive skill set, however, Brunson and the Knicks are still working three games into his tenure with the Knicks.

Towns was shot only eight times in Monday’s home loss to the Cavaliersthe four-time All-Star’s second silent offense during the Knicks’ 1-2 start before Wednesday’s game in Miami.

“I would say no matter how good Karl is, no one can take him out of a game,” Brunson said after the game. “It is our responsibility. It’s up to me as a teammate to make sure we’re all on the same page, making sure everyone eats.

“I have to be better in that sense and I have to adapt and be better.”

Towns, who was obtained in the blockbuster trade that sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota just before the start of training camp, totaled 25 points on 17 field goal attempts in the Knicks’ two losses.

But he scored 21 with 15 rebounds in his only win last Friday against the Pacers.

Unlike the late Hartenstein and the injured Robinson, the 7-foot Towns is also a weapon established from outsideconnecting on a career 39.8 percent from 3-point range, including a 4-for-6 success rate so far with the Knicks.

“Part of me wants the game to tell him what to do,” Tom Thibodeau said. “Part of it is that if you’re double-teaming the position, then there are different ways he has to get there as well.

“We have to look for that, whether it’s transition post-ups or what’s happening in the game with cuts and moves.”

Towns, 28, said several times Monday night that he needed to “watch the film” to determine how he can get more involved, though he also noted, “I just have to get better.”

Even with the arrival of Towns and Thibodeau’s emphasis on shooting more from long range this season, the Knicks have attempted the fewest 3-pointers in the league (85) entering Wednesday’s game against the Heat, including a performance by 9 of 28. in Monday’s loss.

“That’s really a simple answer, but I just have to watch the tape to see how we can get more threes,” Towns said. “Obviously, Boston has something they showed who could get 61 triples (against the Knicks last week), so there may be something to learn from.”

The Knicks also led the NBA in offensive rebounds last year, but with Towns replacing the Hartenstein-Robinson duo, and with Precious Achiuwa also sidelined to start the season, they have had 29 offensive rebounds in three games to rank 27th. in the league until Monday’s action.

“I think it’s just a constant effort,” Thibodeau said. “You have to move on. I think when you force a defense to collapse and put them in rotation, you get the movement and the pass-pass, there will be opportunities on missed shots to do it.

“I thought in the first half (against the Cavs) the rebounding was good, I thought the defense was good. But you have to strive to be a 48-minute team and we are nowhere near that. But we have to keep working on it and keep our focus on getting better to get better every day.”