Tom Thibodeau used OG Anunoby’s absence from the lineup to take a look at Karl-Anthony Towns at power forward.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 40 points for the second straight night, the first time in his career the New York Knicks All-Star has reached that total in consecutive games. Towns got to 42 points Wednesday night in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks on his seventh 3-pointer of the game.

Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 44 points, ten rebounds, three assists and two steals while shooting 14/25 from the field and 7/10 from the three-point range in 47 minutes of pla