NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds ... before the Nets rallied and moved out to a one-point lead at 88-87 on a 3-pointer by Keon Johnson with 5:18 left. The Knicks ...

Nic Claxton had a tough test in Karl-Anthony Towns in the Nets’ 99-95 loss to the Knicks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center.

Karl-Anthony Towns played it coy when pressed about the injury to his shooting thumb, repeating four times in the postgame locker room, “It is what it is,” with his hand tucked in his pocket.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points and pulled down 20 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson knocked down crucial buckets to finish with 28 as the Knicks beat the Raptors, 121-115, Tuesday night in Toronto.