Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns Playing Best Basketball of Season

Towns is comfortable in new role, averaging 20.9 points per game since All-Star break

Mar. 19, 2026 at 5:25am

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Karl-Anthony Towns has been playing his best basketball of the season for the New York Knicks over the past 14 games since the All-Star break. After a slow start, Towns has become more comfortable in his new role, averaging 20.9 points per game on 58.9% shooting from the field and 43.1% from 3-point range during that stretch. This is up from his pre-All-Star averages of 19.8 points per game on 46.6% shooting from the field and 35.1% from deep.

Why it matters

Towns' improved play has been a key factor in the Knicks' recent success, as they look to solidify their playoff positioning late in the season. His ability to efficiently score and space the floor has helped open up the offense for his teammates.

The details

Knicks coach Mike Brown acknowledged earlier in the season that Towns had the biggest adjustment in the team's new offensive system. But Brown made some changes to get Towns going, and the big man has responded by playing his best basketball of the year. Over the past 14 games, Towns' scoring, field goal percentage, and 3-point percentage have all seen significant increases compared to the first half of the season.

  • Since the All-Star break (March 2026)
  • In the 51 games before the break

The players

Karl-Anthony Towns

A star player for the New York Knicks who has turned his season around after a slow start, averaging over 20 points per game on efficient shooting since the All-Star break.

Mike Brown

The head coach of the New York Knicks who made adjustments to the team's offense to help get Towns going earlier in the season.

Josh Hart

A Knicks player who is starting to rediscover his shooting touch after struggling with his shot coming out of the All-Star break.

Jose Alvarado

A Knicks player who has already earned three defensive player of the game awards despite only playing 19 games with the team.

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What they’re saying

“I just wanna be in the spots I'm supposed to be and impact winning. I've been asked to take a different role this year and I'm glad I'm impacting winning and maximizing being the star of my role. Just doing whatever our team needs so that we can be the best version of ourselves, especially right now, we're getting late in the season where we need to build better standards.”

— Karl-Anthony Towns

“I think since the All-Star [break], obviously I had been struggling in terms of shooting. I think I'm kind of in my head in terms of a lot of stuff. So I just gotta trust my work, go out there and shoot my shots.”

— Josh Hart, Knicks player

The takeaway

Karl-Anthony Towns' improved play since the All-Star break has been a key factor in the Knicks' recent success, as he has become more comfortable in his new role and is efficiently scoring and spacing the floor for his teammates. The Knicks will look to continue this strong play from Towns down the stretch as they push for a playoff spot.