Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks hand Magic first loss at home

Cody Taylor: Final | Knicks 100, Magic 91 Brunson: 31 points, 5 assists Towns: 22 points, 22 rebounds, 5 assists Wagner: 32 points (career high) Da Silva: 20 points The Magic lost their first game of the season at home, snapping a 14-game win streak dating back to March 30.Source: Twitter @CodyTaylorNBA What’s the buzz on Twitter? StatMuse @statmuse Karl-Anthony Towns tonight: 22 PTS 22 REB 5 AST Overtakes Nikola Jokic for most 20/15 games this season. pic.x.com/10Vtxs0hvi – 9:02 PM StatMuse @statmuse Payton Pritchard has hit more threes than Steph Curry Jayson Tatum Damian Lillard Donovan Mitchell Luka Doncic Kyrie Irving Buddy Hield Jalen Brunson James Harden Trae Young Devin Booker Karl-Anthony Towns this season. pic.x.com/prC3b8ycjA – 10:41 AM Alex Raskin @RaskinDailyMail How Paris Hilton, Drake, and NBA stars like Karl-Anthony Towns ‘create veneer of legitimacy’ for disputed sweepstakes casinos mol.im/a/14187775 via @MailSport #Knicks – 9:48 AM More on this storyline New York doesn’t have to be where it wants to go yet. I want to reiterate that. However, it would behoove the Knicks to start finding alternative ways to get there, particularly in the rare instances when the offense is faulty. “Obviously, we just want to be the best we can be,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “The Miami Heat, years ago with LeBron, it took a whole year for them before they figured it out and put a banner up. Other teams … it took 75 percent of the season and they figured it out. You don’t know. I don’t have a crystal ball in front of me to tell you how long before things are fully clicking at a consistent level, but I think, for us, we’ve showed spurts of consistency and what we can be when things are clicking at a high level and everything is going smooth. I can’t tell you an exact time, but I can tell you that every day we work on being the best version of ourselves and how we can show that to our fans and the city.” -via New York Times / December 12, 2024 In October 2024, he dealt away Karl-Anthony Towns a few months after the franchise’s best season in 20 years. That kind of chutzpah has won him the admiration of some of his peers. The Timberwolves were one of two teams aside from the Thunder and Celtics that was able to snag a first-place vote. “I just like that Tim doesn’t give a f—,” one executive said. -via New York Times / December 11, 2024 Matt Norlander: John Calipari opens his presser by talking on speakerphone to Karl-Anthony Towns. Safe to say he’s feeling pretty good. -via Bluesky / December 11, 2024

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Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks hand Magic first loss at home
Cody Taylor: Final | Knicks 100, Magic 91 Brunson: 31 points, 5 assists Towns: 22 points, 22 rebounds, 5 assists Wagner: 32 points (career high) Da Silva: 20 points The Magic lost their first game of the season at home, snapping a 14-game win streak dating back to March 30.
Source: Twitter @CodyTaylorNBA

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StatMuse @statmuse
Karl-Anthony Towns tonight:
22 PTS
22 REB
5 AST
Overtakes Nikola Jokic for most 20/15 games this season. pic.x.com/10Vtxs0hvi9:02 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Payton Pritchard has hit more threes than
Steph Curry
Jayson Tatum
Damian Lillard
Donovan Mitchell
Luka Doncic
Kyrie Irving
Buddy Hield
Jalen Brunson
James Harden
Trae Young
Devin Booker
Karl-Anthony Towns
this season. pic.x.com/prC3b8ycjA10:41 AM
Alex Raskin @RaskinDailyMail
How Paris Hilton, Drake, and NBA stars like Karl-Anthony Towns ‘create veneer of legitimacy’ for disputed sweepstakes casinos mol.im/a/14187775 via @MailSport #Knicks9:48 AM

More on this storyline

New York doesn’t have to be where it wants to go yet. I want to reiterate that. However, it would behoove the Knicks to start finding alternative ways to get there, particularly in the rare instances when the offense is faulty. “Obviously, we just want to be the best we can be,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “The Miami Heat, years ago with LeBron, it took a whole year for them before they figured it out and put a banner up. Other teams … it took 75 percent of the season and they figured it out. You don’t know. I don’t have a crystal ball in front of me to tell you how long before things are fully clicking at a consistent level, but I think, for us, we’ve showed spurts of consistency and what we can be when things are clicking at a high level and everything is going smooth. I can’t tell you an exact time, but I can tell you that every day we work on being the best version of ourselves and how we can show that to our fans and the city.” -via New York Times / December 12, 2024
In October 2024, he dealt away Karl-Anthony Towns a few months after the franchise’s best season in 20 years. That kind of chutzpah has won him the admiration of some of his peers. The Timberwolves were one of two teams aside from the Thunder and Celtics that was able to snag a first-place vote. “I just like that Tim doesn’t give a f—,” one executive said. -via New York Times / December 11, 2024

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