Karl-Anthony Towns

As noted by their commentators, the New York Knicks housed a “capacity crowd” of 19,812 on November 13, 2024, but one wouldn’t have known it, considering the silence accompanying their 22-point hole. 11 games into his tenure in orange-and-blue, though, Karl-Anthony Towns was already mastering a few of the ways to bring the “concrete jungle” to life. Finding the Garden’s roof almost blown off after trimming a once-alarming deficit to seven, Towns entertains a pick-and-pop convincingly enough to bait Dalen Terry into jumping. Nimble in his steps after turning the pump fake into a wide-open lane, Towns goes bowling, striking the rim for an arena-igniting throwdown. Towns’ contribution to New York’s 22-6 run encouraged a competitive finish, though the Chicago Bulls ultimately survived for a one-point win. Slowed only by free throws, the Big Apple’s new All-Star stamped the franchise’s history books once more, totalling 46 points (on 18-of-30 shooting), alongside a 10-rebound, three-assist, three-steal, six-triple complement.