Karl-Anthony Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns arrived in New York with a point to prove, and the crosstown rivalry gave him the perfect stage to make it. After 15 games spent calibrating to Mike Brown's revamped Knicks offense, Towns looked every bit the dominant force the Knicks envisioned when they built around him. He pivots to the block, rises over his defender, and rolls in a smooth left-handed hook shot that splits the net cleanly. Towns led all scorers with 37 points on 14-of-20 shooting, pulling down 12 rebounds as New York pulled away for a 113-100 road win over the Nets.

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