2 weeks Ago By Jordan Samar, Hardwood Heroics
The revamped New York Knicks have started well in their 2024-25 campaign. They’re the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 9-6 record. They’re on a four-game winning streak, and much of their recent success can be owed to Karl-Anthony Towns .
Since their opening-day loss against the Boston Celtics , Karl-Anthony Towns has been a nightly double-double threat, giving the team what they asked for when they traded for him . Despite this, former New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony believes that the four-time NBA All-Star still has a long way to go to mesh with his team. “The Knicks are a seamless team, everything flows with them,” Anthony said about Towns on the 7 PM in Brooklyn Podcast.
“KAT’s still got to figure out when to roll, when not to roll. When to pop, when to get in the corner, when not to get in the corner. KAT’s still got to figure out his s**t.
“He’s playing well, he’s shooting the ball extremely well. I love that he’s rebounding the f***ing ball, that’s the biggest thing about that. He’s still got to figure out his pace with the team,” he concluded.
New York Knicks have a potent duo with Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson The New York Knicks are hitting their stride because of the newfound partnership of Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson. These two have been lighting it up during their unbeaten run, and according to StatMamba , Towns and Brunson are on pace to become the first guard/center combo to each average at least 25 points per game since the late Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. With Towns and Brunson leading the way, the New York Knicks boast the second-most efficient offense in the NBA at 122.
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