The East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers host the hot-shooting New York Knicks in a national TV spot on Friday night.

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Jabari Smith Jr. returns for the Rockets, but the Timberwolves have Anthony Edwards, Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert on the injury report after the All-Star break.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 18 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and 12 assists and the New York Knicks edged Chicago Bulls 113-111 in overtime Thursday night. Miles McBride finished with 22 points,

Houston Rockets host the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Toyota Center in Houston. Minnesota is 31-25 and Houston is 34-21. The Rockets have slipped down to fourth in the West and the Timberwolves sit at seventh,

Is the thumb still an issue? - @BROOKLYNSAINTS. The short answer is yes. The bone chip in Towns’ thumb is still an issue and it will be an

Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 18 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and 12 assists and the New York Knicks edged Chicago Bulls 113-111 in overtime Thursday night. Miles McBride finished with 22 points,

Sunday's 118-105 decision dropped them to 0-7 against the leading squads of the NBA (Boston, Cleveland, Oklahoma City) and their first instance of consecutive lost games since Jan. 3-6. A tense afternoon became downright horrifying when Karl-Anthony Towns limped to TD Garden's visitors' bench as Boston began its final push forward to victory.

The No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves are taking a trip down South to meet the No. 4 Houston Rockets for the fourth. The Timberwolves are 2-1 against the Rockets this year, dropping their first encounter,

Karl-Anthony Towns is ostensibly excited about Knicks rookie center Ariel Hukporti's contributions and continued development.

On Friday night, the Houston Rockets will re-start their 2024-25 season post-All Star break. The team skidded into All-Star weekend, losing seven in 10 tries, falling a few spots in the West standings in the process.