Karl-Anthony Towns' New York Knicks, holding third place in the Eastern Conference, face Western leaders Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite being listed as "questionable" due to knee tendinopathy, Towns is expected to play,

Karl-Anthony Towns' playing status in uncertain for Friday's Knicks-Thunder matchup as he tends to a right knee ailment.

The New York Knicks need all of the help they can get tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they are going to get some key pieces back. According to SN

Despite a happy return, the New York Knicks' upcoming interconference clash might be missing a little thunder on their end. Karl-Anthony Towns is listed as ques

The New York Knicks have been struggling lately. They have lost four of their last five games and were flat-out embarrassed on their home floor against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

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Towns, who had 17 points and 22 rebounds in the loss, received roughly 1.1 million votes in the first returns of the fan All-Star ballot, the third-highest in the East behind just Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum. Last year with the Timberwolves, Towns only accumulated just 139,642 votes in the first round of fan voting.

Towns leads all 7-footers in drives to the rim. Yet, he averages just 2.4 free throw attempts off drives per game.

While the Thunder officially had a 15-game winning streak, the loss was their second in a little more than three weeks. Oklahoma City’s 97-81 defeat by the Bucks in the NBA Cup championship game on Dec 17 is not counted as a regular-season game.

Bet on an eager Oklahoma City Thunder team to outlast the New York Knicks in this matchup's prediction if Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined.

Oklahoma City ... (42.9%). The Thunder average 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than the Knicks allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 25.3 ...