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IN OCTOBER, after the New York Knicks blew a 13-point second-half lead to drop a winnable game to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the home locker room was eerily quiet.
Some of that was the nature of the defeat; the Cavs had shown more toughness and hustle to grind out the win, traits that have long-defined Tom Thibodeau-coached teams. But some of the hushed tones also stemmed from a glaring number on the stat sheet.
Karl-Anthony Towns, the sharpshooting big man acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the start of camp and on a $220 million contract, had gotten off just eight shot attempts.