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Karl-Anthony Towns Grabs 16 Rebounds for His 10th Straight Double Double as the Knicks Rout the Bucks 117-85

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

Karl-Anthony Towns. Photo by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Milwaukee Bucks could not keep Karl-Anthony Towns off the glass on Tuesday night. Towns pulled down 16 rebounds to go with 21 points, his 10th straight double double to open the season, as the New York Knicks beat Milwaukee 117-85 at Madison Square Garden.

Towns shot 8 of 15 and controlled the defensive boards all night against a Bucks team playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has not played since October 30 with a right calf strain. Only two Knicks before Towns had ever opened a season with 10 straight double doubles: Walt Bellamy with 13 in 1965-66 and Willis Reed with 11 in 1968-69. Towns now stands alongside both franchise legends.

After the game, Towns admitted the milestone caught him by surprise. “I didn’t know that,” he said. “It [doesn’t put you] in the company of the greats of the franchise like Walt Bellamy and Willis Reed. It’s an honor. I’m very honored to be in that company.” He added that a 21 point, 16 rebound night “is a good stat line and an even better feeling when it’s in a win.”

The night also belonged to New York’s depth. Cole Swider scored a career high 24 points off the bench including six three pointers, and Ariel Hukporti added 12 points on perfect shooting. Milwaukee got 22 from Bobby Portis and 18 from AJ Green but ran out of answers early, and the Knicks coasted through the fourth quarter.

Both teams play on Wednesday, with the Knicks hosting Memphis and the Bucks visiting Cleveland. New York’s start is being built on nights like this one, where Towns owns the glass, the bench pours in points, and the game is settled long before the final buzzer.

Powell Scores 23 as Bulls Snap Timberwolves’ Five-Game Win Streak 117-106

Norman Powell scored 23 points and Matas Buzelis added 18 as the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 on Saturday night to end Minnesota’s five-game winning streak.

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7 hours ago

November 15, 2026

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Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball during the first half at Target Center in Minneapolis, Nov. 14, 2026

Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball during the first half on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Matt Krohn, AP Photo.

Norman Powell scored 23 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-106 on Saturday night, ending Minnesota’s five-game winning streak.

Matas Buzelis added 18 points and nine rebounds for Chicago, and Buddy Hield and Tre Jones each chipped in 16 points off the bench. The Bulls won for the second straight night despite a travel day scrambled by the nationwide FAA ground stop, which delayed their arrival in Minneapolis until the day of the game, and despite missing Caleb Wilson, Jalen Smith and Nic Claxton.

Chicago led 29-17 after the first quarter and 58-45 at halftime. Minnesota’s 17 points in the first quarter were its lowest-scoring quarter of the season, and the Timberwolves failed to reach 110 points for the first time this season.

Ayo Dosunmu scored a team-high 24 points against his former team for Minnesota, LaMelo Ball had 19 and Jaden McDaniels added 18. The Timberwolves missed their first 13 3-point attempts and finished 9 of 38 from long range, while Chicago scored 54 points in the paint.

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