In the final stop of New York’s five-game West Coast road trip, the Knicks held the Golden State Warriors to under 100 points for just the 12th time this season and the first time since Jan.

The nice guy won more battles but lost the game. Facing callous bully Draymond Green, Karl-Anthony Towns produced a game-high 29 points with a game-high 12 rebounds before fouling out with 6.1 seconds remaining.

Green let his contempt lead him to surmise that KAT's absence from a game had something to do with his perceived fear of Jimmy Butler.

If the New York Knicks are going to make some noise this postseason, Karl-Anthony Towns has to play well. Towns, 29, has fulfilled his end of the bargain on off