Karl-Anthony Towns Stats Tonight: How did New York Knicks star center perform against Cleveland Cavaliers? (April 2)
Karl-Anthony Towns returned to the court on Wednesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Dominican-American center missed the 105-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers but was back to face the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference standings.
He scored the first bucket of his team with a layup. Towns scored seven points in the first seven minutes of the quarter until Precious Achiuwa replaced him. He finished the first quarter with seven points as the Knicks won the period 34-28.
Towns had a discreet second quarter and got into foul trouble with his third of the night with a little over three minutes left on the clock. He played 17 minutes in the first half but couldn't score more points. Instead, he entered halftime with seven rebounds but five turnovers.
Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks couldn't get things going in the second half of the game and ended up losing 124-105 to the Cavaliers. Towns elevated his level, but it wasn't enough for the New Yorkers. He finished the game with a double-double, posting 25 points and 13 rebounds.
The Cavaliers took off in the third quarter, winning it 38-25 and completing the job with a 33-20 win in the fourth quarter.
Towns shot 9-of-16 from the field, 1-of-3 from deep and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. His foul troubles looed, but he stayed in the game with five fouls. The Knicks will visit the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday before the final week of the regular season starts a day later.
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Karl-Anthony Towns gets honest on chemistry with Mitchell Robinson.
One of the biggest questions about the New York Knicks this season involved Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson. The latter returned from injury to add more arms to the frontcourt. In a clip shared on Tuesday, Towns explained how he's fit in with Robinson.
"I think it's good, I think we're doing a good job finding ways to win with each other on the court at the same time. We've got a great relationship. Translates on the court. We have a good chemistry going," Towns said.
The Knicks are a candidate to come out of the East this season, but they need to show a better face down the stretch.