Karl Anthony Towns etched his name in the history books of the franchise as the New York Knicks recorded a close 149-148 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on February 12. <\/p>
The Wednesday night thriller saw Towns recording his second 40 point score in consecutive games for the first time. As an unstoppable Towns finished with 44 points, ten rebounds and three assists, he joined the company of some of the franchise’s all-time greats. <\/p>
He is the only Knick player after Bernard King, Patrick Ewing, Carmelo Anthony and Jalen Brunson to score 40+ points in back-to-back games. <\/p>
In the previous game, where the Knicks recorded a big 125-115 win over the Pacers, Towns scored 40 points, and had 12 rebounds and five assists. However, Anthony, playing his debut season with New York, had two steals and seven three-pointers in Wednesday game. <\/p>
Not only this, but his turnover on an inbound pass under the basket helped New York with a six-point lead in the final seconds, before the game headed into overtime. Later, Jalen Brunson came up with a jumper in the final 11.1 seconds, which guided the side to a narrow 149-148 win. <\/p>