New York hosts Brooklyn after Towns’ 46-point game

Brooklyn Nets (5-7, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (5-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -11.5; over/under is 216.5

BOTTOM LINE: New York plays the Brooklyn Nets after Karl-Anthony Towns scored 46 points in the New York Knicks’ 124-123 loss to the Chicago Bulls.

New York finished 50-32 overall and 12-5 in Atlantic Division action last season. The Knicks gave up 108.2 points per game while committing 17.6 fouls last season.

Brooklyn went 32-50 overall and 24-28 in Eastern Conference games during the 2023-24 season. The Nets averaged 110.4 points per game last season, 15.8 on free throws and 39.9 from deep.

INJURIES: Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).

Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Day’Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Ben Simmons: day to day (calf), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (ankle).

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