Even with Josh Hart added to the street-clothes crew with a knee injury, they kicked off their final stretch of 28 regular-season games by pulling out a gritty, 113-111, overtime decision.
Without Josh Hart and OG Anunoby — and still awaiting the return of Mitchell Robinson — the Knicks did just enough to avoid blowing a double-digit second-half lead.
NEW YORK — Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 18 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and 12 assists and the New York Knicks edged the Chicago Bulls 113-111 in overtime Thursday night.
New York hosts the Chicago Bulls after Karl-Anthony Towns scored 44 points in the New York Knicks' 149-148 overtime win against the Atlanta Hawks.
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Karl-Anthony Towns Shouts Out Knicks' Underrated Rookie
Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns misses game vs. 76ers with knee injury
Injuries continue to hamper the Knicks’ frontcourt. Karl-Anthony Towns missed Wednesday night’s home game against the Philadelphia 76ers with patellar tendonopathy in his left knee, three days after the All-Star center came up gimpy during Sunday’s 118-105 loss in Boston.
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Knicks dealt brutal injury blow to Karl-Anthony Towns backup
The shorthanded New York Knicks ran with the Chicago Bulls and lived to tell the tale. Missing two starters for the first time this season, the Knicks survived
The veteran scored 44 and 40 points, respectively, across his last two games against the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers, two defensively deficient teams. Enter the Chicago Bulls, who are 26th in defensive rating. Towns has absolutely had his way with the Bulls across two meetings this season, scoring a mind-boggling 90 total points.
The Chicago Bulls lost to the New York Knicks 113-111 in overtime Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, their fifth straight defeat and 14th in 18 games.
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