Photo: Towns and Johnson, 2026 NBA Finals.png by The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Knicks beat Toronto 122-120 at Madison Square Garden for their first win of the preseason. Karl-Anthony Towns had 13 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists in 29 minutes and waved at Mike Brown to stay in when he was subbed out late. Jalen Brunson scored 20 with 7 assists and Andre Drummond added 14 and 8 rebounds in 15 minutes. New York led 87-79 after three before the Raptors won the fourth 41-35. Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 23, RJ Barrett had 21 and Immanuel Quickley 18; Kawhi Leonard scored 6 on 2-of-5 and didn't return after leaving with 4:42 left in the third. Josh Hart sat with a sore right ankle.
"For us to have 35 assists on 43 field goals, that says something about the connectivity of the group." — Mike Brown
"Oh, that's why he wanted to stay in the game." — Mike Brown, told Towns was one assist from a triple-double
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