New York Knicks

Knicks Preview: The Unicorn gets his revenge on The KAT.

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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On Wednesday night, former number one pick Karl Anthony Towns put up 47 points on 15-of-22 shooting, along with 18 rebounds, against the New York Knicks. While KAT outplayed Kristaps Porzingis in their first matchup of the 2016-17 NBA season, the Knicks edged out a win because of Carmelo Anthony’s game-winning jumper with 2.4 seconds left.

If Melo hadn’t hit the game-winner, the Knicks would have blown a 17-point fourth quarter lead, fell to 1-7 on the road, and 8-10 on the season.

Instead, the Knicks are 9-9 on the season, and host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden tonight, as they look to get their 10th victory, and get over 500. Unfortunately, the Knicks will be without starting center Joakim Noah, and starting shooting guard, Courtney Lee, who sprained his ankle in the Minnesota game on Wednesday. While Courtney Lee will be missing his first game this season, the Knicks welcome back Lance Thomas, who hasn’t played since November 11th.

Tonight’s Prediction:

If the Knicks were healthy tonight, Joakim Noah could have helped alleviate the stress of Karl Anthony Towns in the post, taking some stress off KP. With two starters out, I expect this to be a highly contested game, as the Timberwolves are going to come out aggressive looking to avenge their loss from Wednesday night. I also expect a big night from the Knicks big 3 of Melo, KP, and Rose, being that the Knicks are undermanned tonight.

Bold Prediction #1

The Knicks Big 3 drop 70 points.

Bold Prediction #2

The Unicorn outplays KAT this time, scoring 30 points and 8 rebounds with 2 blocks.

Bold Prediction #3

The Knicks win a close one tonight, 106-101.