Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95 on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points off the bench as the Knicks won their second straight game.

In a tightly-contested Tuesday matchup, the New York Knicks took down its crosstown rival Nets, 99-95. New York has been fueled by its core four of Jalen Brunso

Led by a strong showing from Karl-Anthony Towns, the Knicks outlasted a scrappy Brooklyn Nets squad in the battle for New York in a 99-95 slugfest. Towns led the way on offense with a strong 25 points and 16 rebounds along the way. OG Anunoby added 20 points along with Jalen Brunson 's 17 to go along the way.

After a lifeless performance Monday beset with shooting woes while he rested his sort right knee, Towns was back in the lineup and delivering 27 points and 13 rebounds, combining with 27 points from OG Anunoby against his former team, to lead the Knicks past the Toronto Raptors, 112-98.

Nic Claxton had a tough test in Karl-Anthony Towns in the Nets’ 99-95 loss to the Knicks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center.

Coming into today's matchup vs the Hawks, the Knicks had listed Karl-Anthony Towns as questionable and they have just released his official playing status for t

Stefan Bondy of the New York Post reported that Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns is dealing with more than a thumb sprain.

Karl-Anthony Towns returned to put the Knicks back on track, and that’s exactly what he did in their win over the Raptors on Wednesday night.