US EditionTowns' Swagger Returns as He Leads Knicks over Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 33 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists in a key win that helped the Knicks improve to 4-3 and avoid a potential trap game.
- At Madison Square Garden on Monday, Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 33 points as the Knicks beat the Wizards 119-102, improving to 4-3.
- Facing a potential trap game, the Knicks prepared for the Washington Wizards, who entered Monday with one or fewer wins, while the coach predicted Towns' aggression would pay off.
- Towns' box score shows he shot 12-of-24 overall with 3-of-8 from three, added 13 rebounds and five assists, and finished the half with 16 points and 10 rebounds capped by a four-point play.
- The result gives the Knicks back-to-back home wins and snaps a three-game road skid, with the team now 4-0 at home and 0-3 on the road.
- On Wednesday, the Knicks host the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Mitchell Robinson sitting out the back-to-back second night as part of load management.
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The New Yorkian | The True New Yorker - thoughtful, courteous, honest and helpfulKarl-Anthony Towns is brilliant again as Knicks rout Wizards for second straight win
Karl-Anthony Towns finished with a game-high — and personal season-high — 33 points as the Knicks beat the lowly Wizards 119-102 on Monday night to improve to 4-3 on the season. The win also moved the Knicks to a perfect 4-0 at home.
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Towns scores season-high 33 points to lead the Knicks past the Wizards, 119-102
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the New York Knicks to a 119-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns erupts for 33 points as 3rd quarter Knicks rout Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns wasn’t sure how he’d fit into Mike Brown’s up-tempo Knicks offense. For one night, against the lowly, one-win Washington Wizards, those uncertainties vanished. Towns delivered his most dominant performance of the young season in New York’s 119–102 win at Madison Square Garden on Monday, finishing with 33 points on 12-of-24 shooting, including 3-of-8 from deep, to go with 13 rebounds and five assists. He punctuated the night wi…
The Knicks culminated in a poor first half, watching a nine-point lead turn into a four-point downside in just over two minutes. However, the game took a turn when OG Anunoby scored a triple and the Knicks stopped the opponent in the next possession. Josh Hart ran with the ball and found Karl-Anthony Towns, who faked, turned a deep triple and was knocked down with foul by Alex Sarr when they were just 0.4 seconds away. Towns held from the ground…
Knicks pull away in 41-point third, extend Wizards’ skid
Josh Hart scored 10 points during a decisive third-period run Monday night for the host New York Knicks, who pulled away and beat the Washington Wizards19-102.Hart (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Karl-Anthony Towns (33 points, 13 rebounds) each posted double-doubles for the Knicks, who won both ends of a back-to-back at home. New York defeated the Chicago Bulls 128-116 on Sunday night.Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby had 16 points apiece. The duo combi…
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