Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.
New York Knicks star forward Karl-Anthony Towns reveals his thoughts after Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic called them a contender.
Have Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns cemented their place in Knicks history with All-Star starter honors?
Jalen Brunson had 30 points and 15 assists, OG Anunoby scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 122-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
The Knicks will have two representatives in the starting lineup during the NBA All-Star Game on Feb 16. in San Francisco, Calif.
If there is any hopeful throwback to Knicks history it is that the last time the Knicks had two starters in the All-Star Game it was in 1975 when Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe made up the backcourt.
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.
The two Knicks named to the starting lineup of the All-Star Game next month have their eyes on also joining Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe in a far more historical classification.
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau comments on Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns being named NBA All-Star starters, shares where Mitchell Robinson is in his rehab, and credits Leon Rose and the Knicks' brain trust for honoring the history of the franchise as of late.
Do the Knicks have the best offense in the NBA? With the 1-2 punch of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns and a five-game winning streak that includes back-to-back 143-point efforts against the Kings and Grizzlies,
Jalen Brunson had 30 points and 15 assists, OG Anunoby scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets, 122-112, on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) for their fifth straight victory.