The Knicks snapped their two-game losing streak with a much-needed 122-103 win over the league-worst Washington Wizards on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden … Karl-Anthony Towns was quiet during the first half, but he made his mark early and often in the second, scoring or assisting on five of the Knicks’ first six buckets in the third quarter. The big man made some clutch buckets down the stretch and finished with 31 points and 11 rebounds.
Source: SportsNet New York
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Draymond Green: “He 100% would be better off, and they 100% would be better off, if he always played that physical. And by the way — if he played that physical all the time, he’d be much more respected around the NBA than he is. He’s respected as a talented player, but — you saw Matt Barnes say the other day — Matt said, ‘Cat’s problem is he a cat. He not a dog.’ That’s what Matt said.” “If KAT came out and played with the type of dog he played with against me the other night? Man — good luck guarding Karl-Anthony Towns. Good luck. Because the way he shoots the ball like a guard, and he’s got that type of dog — you’re not stopping him.” -via YouTube / March 21, 2025
Draymond Green: There are things that go on throughout the course of an NBA season that should give you a chip on your shoulder. What I hate is when guys act like it didn’t happen. And I’ve actually played against Karl before where some things were said, or you hear this, that, and the other, and he didn’t come out and act like he knew what was going on. And I hate that.” “I love the way he came out. First play, they give him the ball. He gets me on the pump fake. Guess why he got me on that pump fake? Because I’m thinking the same thing he’s thinking — ‘It’s me and you right now. What’s up?’ He shoots the pump fake. I want it so bad — ah, I go for the pump fake. He drives. Bro, I’m like, ‘Hey, guess what? Guess what?’ I’m like, ‘Okay, here we go. It’s time. Let’s go at it.’ And so I love that. I applaud him for the mentality he came out with.” -via YouTube / March 21, 2025
Draymond Green: “I’m not the guy that’s going to say when someone does something wrong and not say when they do something right. That mentality that Karl-Anthony Towns came out with — it’s the exact mentality that he should have come out with, and I loved it.” “So here it is. He gets that dunk. Now, vice versa, I get the first block on Giannis, Karl gets the dunk — you’re feeling a little different. Now he’s feeling good about himself, right? He gets a couple open threes, you know, in the flow of the offense, he’s making shots — it’s good. So I need to put this fire out. So now, at that point as a defender, I have to do whatever I need to do to put this fire out.” -via YouTube / March 21, 2025