For a decade, you heard Karl-Anthony Towns was soft. Well, not as a New York Knick (5-6), baby. Tonight’s game against the Chicago Bulls (5-7) was a perfect example. Play after play, Karl kept swinging when it counted. He banged his neck on the stanchion and shook it off; he cracked knees with another player and limped it off. KAT played 38 minutes last night and 39 more tonight. Everyone who called Towns “soft” can get stuffed.
Despite strong efforts from Karl and Jalen Brunson to start the game, New York struggled with turnovers and poor shooting, trailing Chicago 59-47 at halftime.