Karl-Anthony Towns very nearly crafted his perfect New York moment. As exceptionally as he has played offensively in his debut season as a Knick, New Yorkers prize grit above all else. Towns showed plenty of it on Wednesday.

Anthony Towns had fans excited, but the team has fallen flat early into their 2024-25 campaign. But, the clear bright side in the Knicks' loss to the Bulls was the performance of Karl-Anthony Towns. The All-Star center dropped 46 points and 10 rebounds,

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There are a lot of things that go into the promise of what Karl-Anthony Towns can be for the Knicks. Some of them are obvious.

During the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns reached a career milestone by making his 1,000th career three-pointer. He also made NBA history. Via Knicks PR: "Karl-Anthony Towns has now recorded 1,000 three-pointers in his career.

The Knicks have relied on rim protection under coach Tom Thibodeau and the drop from what Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein provided has been drastic. But the Knicks believe that some of that is just bringing the new group together with Towns and Mikal Bridges newcomers on the roster.

The Knicks had six players in double-figures, led by a dominant performance from Karl-Anthony Towns, to earn a 111-99 win over the 76ers to open NBA Cup play Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns grew up and went to high school in New Jersey, looking up to other local legends like Derrick Character.

Karl-Anthony Towns has 21 points and 13 rebounds and OG Anunoby leads with 24 points as Knicks win their first game in NBA Cup.

If 76ers fans were already tired of hearing about the “Nova Knicks,” Tuesday night couldn’t have helped. A big night from N.J. native Karl-Anthony Towns dumped even more local salt in the wound and ruined the Sixers' NBA Cup opener.