What happened
Mike Brown challenged Karl-Anthony Towns at halftime Tuesday, saying Detroit’s Paul Reed was beating him on the glass and in the paint during New York’s 111-97 win.
Towns answered with 27 points and 20 rebounds, including a huge second half, and Brown said he abandoned the early-season bench pairing of Towns and Jalen Brunson.
LINEUP CONTEXT
The shift suggests Towns and Brunson may share more floor time, while Brown keeps testing early-season rotation ideas.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Karl-Anthony Towns responds to Mike Brown’s Knicks halftime challenge in a huge way — Yahoo Sports ↗