In a tightly-contested Tuesday matchup, the New York Knicks took down its crosstown rival Nets, 99-95. New York has been fueled by its core four of Jalen Brunso

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns explains how his thumb injury has been impacting his three-point shooting and compliments Jalen Brunson's outing against the Nets. OG Anunoby discusses finding a way to win in Brooklyn.

Even Shaq has been well impressed with the way Karl-Anthony Towns has been playing for the Knicks this season.

Coming into today's matchup vs the Hawks, the Knicks had listed Karl-Anthony Towns as questionable and they have just released his official playing status for t

Towns has been upgraded from probable to available Tuesday despite dealing with a sprained right thumb. The star big man is averaging 27.3 points, 14.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 37.1 minutes across his last 10 appearances.

Towns has missed the Knicks' last two games after injuring his Thumb during a Jan. 13 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The star center played through discomfort, posting 26 points and 12 rebounds on 7-of-17 shooting from the field, 4-of-9 from three and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. He declined to say whether he underwent X-rays following the loss.

Towns has missed the past two games due to a right thumb issue and Hart played through what looked like a painful left shoulder injury suffered in the third quarter of Friday’s home loss to the Timberwolves. The Knicks officially listed his injury as a neck/cervical compression.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed his second straight game because of a sprained right thumb, sitting out against his former team when the New York Knicks hosted Minnesota on Friday night.

Randle played his heart out for the Knicks, but this new version of their offense is much more potent without his low post scoring clogging up the paint. Jalen Brunson has room to breathe, and he can conserve his energy more with Towns, O.G. Anunoby, and Mikal Bridges all added to the team.

Acquired in a blockbuster preseason trade that sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round pick to Minnesota, Towns has unlocked new dimensions in New York’s offense with his ability to stretch the floor playing the stretch five at Madison Square Garden.

Towns finished with 25 points (11-19 FG, 0-3 3FG, 3-4 FT), 16 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks in Tuesday's 99-95 win against the Nets. Towns continues have a solid first year with the Knicks,