Much like the Knicks, we went to overtime to bring you this morning’s edition of Inside the Knicks. Back to the regular timing next week.

Five observations from Wednesday’s Cyclone-ride season opener that still has my head spinning and the ears of 19,812 noisy Garden patrons ringing…

1. With all the twists and turns in the Knicks’ 138-134 double-overtime victory over the Celtics, the most promising development was Julius Randle looking like his beastly 2020-21 self. If the Hawks had written a blueprint in last season’s playoffs to stop Randle, it was shredded Wednesday. Even with the new faces around him on the roster, Randle looked in complete control, confident and cocky. He was a Mack truck inside and had touch from 3-point range (3 of 8) and the free-throw line (8 of 8) in going for 35 points — 22 in the first half — with nine assists. It was encouraging for Knicks fans to see the Second-Team All-NBA player back in form, despite the seven turnovers.

2. Kemba Walker is not going to play 35 minutes every night — in fact, he may not play that many minutes in a game again all season. But Tom Thibodeau decided to roll with The Bronx native in his Knicks debut because Derrick Rose was having an off night. As the minutes piled up, Walker looked to be less of an offensive force, and was the goat with a defensive lapse on the buzzer-beating shot by Marcus Smart that kicked off two overtimes. Walker’s 10 points in 35:32 (on 3-of-8 shooting) was Elfrid Payton-like, but not fatal with the Knicks’ other weapons.