Karl-Anthony Towns struggled mightily on the defensive end, but that’s not the reason the Knicks made the blockbuster trade to acquire him.

But the Knicks win was marred by a scary injury to the lower leg of Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who was having a brilliant game (42 points, 16-for-28 shooting) and was trying to help the Celtics keep pace with the hot-shooting Knicks down the stretch of the game.

New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns, left, works the ball against Boston Celtics' Payton Pritchard, right, during the second half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP