New York Knicks All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns made history with the franchise recently.
Knicks: Karl-Anthony Towns joins rarified air in New York
After his 44-point masterclass against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, Towns put his name next to a short list of Knicks legends, as NBA.com’s Brian Mahoney reported:
“The consecutive nights with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds gave him five this season, second-most by a Knicks player behind only Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing’s eight in 1989-90,” Mahoney wrote. “Towns joined Ewing, along with Bernard King, Carmelo Anthony and Brunson, who did it at the end of last season, as Knicks with at least 40 points in consecutive games.